Mobile Health

Briefs

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Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Systems Thinking for Better Nutrition in the Kyrgyz Republic

We developed this brief, which explores SPRING’s work in the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as a companion brief on our work in Ghana for designers and implementers of multi-sectoral nutrition...

Location: Kyrgyz Republic

Activities

dashboard that shows a map of Burkina Faso with the areas in which SPRING works highlighted in green.

Developing a GIS Mapping tool to Explore and Coordinate SBC Activities in the Sahel

SPRING is developing an interactive GIS mapping tool that allows users to view the geographic distribution and summaries of nutrition, WASH, and SBC activities in the Sahel, making...

Keywords: Mobile Health, Social and behavior change communication, Water, sanitation, and hygiene
Location: Sahel, Burkina Faso, Niger

Success Stories

Faustina Kiisi, a community health nurse at Tolon Health Center, reaches out to her colleagues on WhatsApp.

“Smart” Support for Better Nutrition

With WhatsApp, nurses and other health workers can turn to colleagues for assistance at any time.

Keywords: Infant and young child feeding, Mobile Health, Anemia, Water, sanitation, and hygiene, Breastfeeding
Location: Ghana

Resource Review Summaries

Dial "N" for Nutrition? A Landscape Analysis of What We Know About m-Nutrition, m-Agriculture and m-Development

Mobile phone technology has the potential to initiate behavior change and facilitate the long-term maintenance of new behaviors. This paper reviews the existing m-agri and m-health...

Keywords: Agriculture, Mobile Health

eLENA Mobile Phone Application

The new eLENA app for iPhone and Android smartphones allows users to access much of the content of eLENA, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s e-Library of Evidence for Nutrition Actions,...

Keywords: Mobile Health, Anemia

Flash of Insight: Mobile App Tests for Anemia with Camera Flash

The “Hb Meter,” a new mobile app field tested by Africare’s Mwanzo Bora Nutrition Program, is the first non-invasive test for anemia that detects hemoglobin levels using a mobile phone’s...

Keywords: Mobile Health, Anemia

How Cell Phones Can Help End World Hunger

Empowering smallholder farmers through access to mobile technology can further nutrition outcomes. This article examines the experience of female smallholder farmers in Tanzania and...

Keywords: Mobile Health
Location: Tanzania