How will mobile technology help in healthcare? Look to developing nations | SmartPlanet ⇢

The motivation is simple: the cost of the current system is unsustainable both for developed and developing nations, said David Aylward, senior advisor for global health and technology with Ashoka, a 25-year-old organization focused on enabling “social entrepreneurs” around the world.

…offering practical perspective on mHealth was Kate Canales, creative director for Frog Design, which is working on a number of so-called mHealth initiatives in the developing world (some sponsored by business such as insurance companies, others backed by non-profits).

  1. Get comfortable with non-clinical sources
  2. Build tools to support and extend existing “human infrastructure,” not replace it
  3. Find systems that are working to support people, then build on them
  4. Start small and learn your way to the right solutions through a deep understanding of patient and user context

(Heather Clancy’s report from 3rd annual summit on mHealth held by the World Congress)

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