Mobile phone messaging in health care delivery - A review of the evidence. Presentation given during a Sharenet expert meeting "Public-Private Partnerships for MDG5: Mobile and Electronic Health Technologies", June 29, 2009 in Amsterdam.
1. TXT 4 Health A review of the evidence Dr. Thyra de Jongh , MSc DIC PhD [email_address] Centre for Health Management Imperial College Business School, London
2. Mobile Phone Coverage MDG8: “In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications”
3. Estimates. Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database Mobile Phones in the developing world
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5. Why SMS? fast, relatively safe, and cheap Low Yes Moderate High Immediate or stored Low Moderate Low Moderate High Cost Yes N/A N/A No N/A Delivery confirmation Moderate Low Low Moderate Low Likelihood of mis-interpretation High High Moderate High High Privacy / Confidentiality Immediate or stored Immediate Immediate Slow Slow Immediacy
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