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- Figure 1.
The mHealth and ICT Framework for RMNCH
Abbreviations: CHW, community health worker; ICT, information and communications technology; PMTCT, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV; RMNCH, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health.
- Figure 2.
Twelve Common mHealth and ICT Applications
- Figure 3.
Sample Application of the mHealth and ICT Framework for RMNCH
Abbreviations: CHW, community health worker; ICT, information and communications technology; RMNCH, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health.
The fictional “Project Vaccinate” is an mHealth system that integrates 5 of the 12 common mHealth applications to identify newborns and support families and community health workers in ensuring timely and complete vaccination.
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Common mHealth and ICT Applications Examples of Mobile Phone Functions 1 Client education and behavior change communication (BCC) • Short Message Service (SMS) • Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) • Interactive Voice Response (IVR) • Voice communication/Audio clips • Video clips • Images 2 Sensors and point-of-care diagnostics • Mobile phone camera • Tethered accessory sensors, devices • Built-in accelerometer 3 Registries and vital events tracking • Short Message Service (SMS) • Voice communication • Digital forms 4 Data collection and reporting • Short Message Service (SMS) • Digital forms • Voice communication 5 Electronic health records • Digital forms • Mobile web (WAP/GPRS) 6 Electronic decision support (information, protocols, algorithms, checklists) • Mobile web (WAP/GPRS) • Stored information “apps” • Interactive Voice Response (IVR) 7 Provider-to-provider communication (user groups, consultation) • Short Message Service (SMS) • Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) • Mobile phone camera 8 Provider work planning and scheduling • Interactive electronic client lists • Short Message Service (SMS) alerts • Mobile phone calendar 9 Provider training and education • Short Message Service (SMS) • Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) • Interactive Voice Response (IVR) • Voice communication • Audio or video clips, images 10 Human resource management • Web-based performance dashboards • Global Positioning Service (GPS) • Voice communication • Short Message Service (SMS) 11 Supply chain management • Web-based supply dashboards • Global Positioning Service (GPS) • Digital forms • Short Message Service (SMS) 12 Financial transactions and incentives • Mobile money transfers and banking services • Transfer of airtime minutes Abbreviations: GPRS, General Packet Radio Service; WAP, Wireless Application Protocol.
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