News: Making mHealth work for all
Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) are going to have a major impact on health and health systems in the near future. To ensure that everyone (including the very poor) benefits from this new technology, it is vital that those designing new technologies, people responsible for health systems and social researchers come together to explore the opportunities and potential challenges, especially for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Blog: What does the widespread use of ICTs mean for health?
As information and communication technology (ICT) becomes more prevalent in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), both lay users and medical professionals are finding new and innovative ways to incorporate mobile health (mHealth) and electronic health (eHealth) tools into their everyday lives.
News: Strengthening health systems - Impact Initiative at the HSR2016
The HSR2016 brings together over 2,000 policymakers and practitioners in Vancouver, Canada, from 14-18 November. The Impact Initiative is hosting two organised sessions during the Symposium - ‘Opportunities and Challenges: integrating mHealth into low- and middle-income health systems’ and ‘Disability, equity and rights: Sharing intersectional approaches to building responsive, resilient and inclusive health systems’.
Risks and responses to universal drinking water security
Living in rural Africa has long been synonymous with being poor and water insecure - but rapid growth in mobile handset ownership and mobile network coverage could resolve one of its oldest problems: safe and reliable water access.
Rural Water User Preferences to Mobile-Enabled Service Delivery
Smart Handpumps: Reliable Service Delivery at Scale in Rural Africa
Is community water management the community's choice? Implications for water and development policy in Africa
Reducing Risks to Rural Water Security in Africa
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