Developing World
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3 MHealth Trends Playing On World Stage
Developments in healthcare are usually seen as a first-world matter. Talk about mobile health, or mHealth, and an image of R&D trials in some suburban hospital almost immediately come to mind. But some of the most groundbreaking advances in mHealth are taking place far away from American medical facilities... Read More »
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DHIS2 - Transforming Health IT Standards in the Developing World (Part 2)
Rwanda's 2012 implementation of DHIS2 is one of at least 16 completed national rollouts of this free and open source health data management. A total of 54 countries are deploying DHIS2 on a national scale, 30 of which are in the pilot stage or early phase in their rollouts. Since DHIS2's release in 2006, NGOs and national governments in 60 countries have deployed DHIS2 for health-related projects, including patient health monitoring, improving disease surveillance and pinpointing outbreaks, and speeding up health data access.
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Don't Forget Radio in Push To Use Mobile Technology in Developing Countries
If we really want to use technology to promote lasting social change and economic growth, we need to stop ignoring the power of established communications networks. We need to start talking about the radio. Read More »
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WHO Expert Group Recommends binding Agreement on Health Technology Needs of Developing Countries
A World Health Organisation (WHO) experts' group has recommended a new binding agreement for financing and coordination mechanisms to meet the health technology needs of developing countries. Read More »
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Why Firefox -- yes, Firefox -- will become the mobile OS to beat
To the skeptics, Firefox OS doesn't stand much of a chance against the juggernaut that is Android. After all, Android is already free and open source...But hold on. There are a few things this narrative doesn't take into account. Read More »
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