Bridging the human resource gap in primary health care delivery systems of developing countries with mhealth: Narrative literature review

JMIR mHealth and uHealth

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Goel, Sonu ^a   Bhatnagar, Nidhi ^a   Sharma, Deepak ^a   Singh, Amarjeet ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Health; Human resource; MHealth; Projects

Indexed keywords

EID: 85105017591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22915222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.2688     Document Type: Review

References (40)

1. Telecom Regulatory authority of India, Government of India. Annual Report 2010-11. URL: http://www.trai.gov.in/ WriteReadData/Miscelleneus/Document/201301150318386780062Annual%20Report%20English%202012.pdf [accessed 2013-11-10] [WebCite Cache ID 6L1fP1Mbm]
2. Chen L, Evans T, Anand S, Boufford JI, Brown H, Chowdhury M, et al. Human resources for health: overcoming the crisis. Lancet 2004;364(9449):1984-1990. [doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17482-5] [Medline: 15567015]
3. Instituted by Planning Commission of India, Government of India. High level expert group report on Universal Health Coverage for India. 2011. URL: http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/genrep/rep_uhc0812.pdf [accessed 2013-04-22] [WebCite Cache ID 6G3ipwPGe]
4. The World Health Report 2006 - Working Together for Health. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2006. URL: http:/ /www.who.int/whr/2006/en/index.html [accessed 2013-11-10] [WebCite Cache ID 6L1frHI7Q]
5. WHR 2006 Document and HRH Action Framework. Geneva Report.: Department of HRH URL: http://www.who.int/whr/ 2006/06_chap1_en.pdf [accessed 2013-04-22] [WebCite Cache ID 6G3idG7QX]
6. Rao M, Rao KD, Kumar AK, Chatterjee M, Sundararaman T. Human resources for health in India. Lancet 2011 Feb 12;377(9765):587-598. [doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61888-0] [Medline: 21227499]
7. Rao KD. Situation Analysis of the Health Workforce in India. Human Resources Background Paper 1URL: http://uhc-india. org/uploads/RaoKD_SituationAnalysisoftheHealthWorkforceinIndia.pdf[WebCite Cache ID 6G3iRZM8o160]
8. Istepanian R, Laxminarayan S, Pattichis CS. In: Tzanakau E, editor. m-Health: Emerging Mobile Health Systems. New York, NY: Springer; 2006.
9. Global Observatory for eHealth Series. Volume 3. mHealth. New horizons for health through mobile technologies. Based on the findings of the second global survey on eHealthURL: http://www.who.int/goe/publications/goe_mhealth_web. pdf[WebCite Cache ID 6G3hZOKtg160]
10. International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh. URL: http://dghs.gov.bd/bn/licts_file/images/ Health_Bulletin/HealthBulletin2008.pdf [accessed 2013-04-22] [WebCite Cache ID 6G3h4OoqW]
11. Health bulletin 2008. URL: http://www.who.int/tobacco/surveillance/en_tfi_india_gats_fact_sheet.pdf [accessed 2013-04-22] [WebCite Cache ID 6G3d0H7z4]
12. EpiSurveyor Mobile Health Data Collection. URL: http://www.mhealthinfo.org/project/ episurveyor-mobile-health-data-collection [accessed 2013-04-22] [WebCite Cache ID 6L24RSxns]
13. Curioso WH, Karras BT, Campos PE, Buendia C, Holmes KK, Kimball AM. Design and implementation of Cell-PREVEN: a real-time surveillance system for adverse events using cell phones in Peru. AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2005:176-180 [FREE Full text] [Medline: 16779025]
14. Krishnan A, Nongkynrih B, Yadav K, Singh S, Gupta V. Evaluation of computerized health management information system for primary health care in rural India. BMC Health Serv Res 2010;10:310 [FREE Full text] [doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-310] [Medline: 21078203]
15. State Program for Prevention and Control of Cancer. 2012. State wide awareness and symptom based early detection door to door campaign. Pilot Project ReportURL: http://pbhealth.gov.in/cancerawareness/Final%20Faridkot%20Report%201. 2.pdf [accessed 2013-11-11] [WebCite Cache ID 6L2g6jMUy]
16. Muthiah G, Prashant S, Mary PV, Natarajan J, Jhunjhunwala A, Waidyanatha N. The use of mobile phone as a tool for capturing patient data in southern rural Tamil Nadu, India. J Health Inform Dev Ctries 2011;2(5):219-227 [FREE Full text]
17. Herman T, Marcelo A, Marcelo P, Maramba I. Linking primary care information systems and public health vertical programs in the Philippines: an open-source experience. AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2005:311-315 [FREE Full text] [Medline: 16779052]
18. Waidayantha NT. A real time bio surveillance program. Evaluation of information communication technology pilot in support of public health in south asiaURL: http://lirneasia.net/projects/2008-2010/ evaluating-a-real-time-biosurveillance-program/ [accessed 2013-04-22] [WebCite Cache ID 6G3cCkEm8]
19. Royal Tropical Institute. mHealth in Low Resource Settings. URL: http://www.mhealthinfo.org/category/projecttags/all/ disease-epidemic-outbreak-surveillance[WebCite Cache ID 6JBG0XBI1160]
20. van Heerden A, Norris S, Tollman S, Richter L, Rotheram-Borus MJ. Collecting maternal health information from HIV-positive pregnant women using mobile phone-assisted face-to-face interviews in Southern Africa. J Med Internet Res 2013;15(6):e116 [FREE Full text] [doi: 10.2196/jmir.2207] [Medline: 23748182]
21. Center for health market innovations. HIV/AIDS Video Distribution by Mobile Phones. URL: http://healthmarketinnovations. org/program/hivaids-video-distribution-mobile-phone [accessed 2013-08-27] [WebCite Cache ID 6JBGS3RNV]
22. Freedom HIV/AIDS. URL: http://www.freedomhivaids.in/[WebCite Cache ID 6JBGh99MB160]
23. Project Masiluleke (South Africa). URL: http://poptech.org/system/uploaded_files/27/original/Project_Masiluleke_Brief. pdf [accessed 2013-04-17] [WebCite Cache ID 6FwCgyEew]
24. Stop TB by Interactive Mobile Communication. URL: http://www.texttochange.org/sites/default/files/pagefiles/ 002-ONEPAGER-DEF.pdf [accessed 2013-04-17] [WebCite Cache ID 6FwBzumiE]
25. Innovative Mobile Solutions for Social Change. URL: http://www.texttochange.org/ [accessed 2013-08-27] [WebCite Cache ID 6L6InSnG7]
26. Puleio M, Jennings V. CycleTel in India: From Proof-of-Concept to Deployment. Presentation to mHealth Working Group. 2011 Jan. URL: http://mhealthinfo.org/project/cycletel-family-planning-mobile-phones[WebCite Cache ID 6L6JmGlnn]
27. Treatman D, Bhavsar M, Kumar V, Lesh N. Mobile phones for community health workers of Bihar empower adolescent girls. WHO South-East Asia J Public Health 2012;1(2):224-226 [FREE Full text]
28. Vital Wave Consulting. mHealth for Development: The Opportunity of Mobile Technology for Healthcare in the Developing World. Washington, DC and Berkshire, UK: UN Foundation-Vodafone Foundation Partnership; 2009. URL: http://www. globalproblems-globalsolutions-files.org/unf_website/assets/publications/technology/mhealth/mHealth_for_Development_full. pdf[WebCite Cache ID 6L6KdHVTK]
29. Econz-wireless. Mobile Business Solutions. URL: http://www.econz.com/ [accessed 2013-04-17] [WebCite Cache ID 6Fw4Dolha]
30. Malaria Botsawa. URL: http://malarianomore.org.uk/about/about-tabs/our-work-in-africa/botswana [accessed 2013-04-19] [WebCite Cache ID 6FzNnPOs1]
31. Alam M, Khanam T, Khan R, Raihan A, Chowdhury M, ClickMedix LLC. Assessing the Scope for Use of Mobile Based Solution to Improve Maternal and Child Health in Bangladesh: A Case Study on Efficiency of Community Health Workers, Automated Risk Assessment of Patients and Web Based Data Collection. (Working Paper for ICTD London Conference). URL: http://clickmedix.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ictd-working-paper-feedback.pdf [accessed 2013-04-22] [WebCite Cache ID 6G3c7Nlt3]
32. E Mamta-Mother and Child Online Tracking system. URL: http://www.thelancetstudent.com/legacy/2011/01/25/ e-mamta-mother-and-child-online-tracking-system/feed/ [accessed 2013-04-22] [WebCite Cache ID 6G3bmAbKY]
33. Hafeez A, Mohamud BK, Shiekh MR, Shah SA, Jooma R. Lady health workers programme in Pakistan: challenges, achievements and the way forward. J Pak Med Assoc 2011 Mar;61(3):210-215. [Medline: 21465929]
34. Holmes D. Rwanda: an injection of hope. Lancet 2010 Sep 18;376(9745):945-946. [Medline: 20857547]
35. Kurth AE, Curioso WH, Ngugi E, McClelland L, Segura P, Cabello R, et al. Personal digital assistants for HIV treatment adherence, safer sex behavior support, and provider training in resource-constrained settings. AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2007:1018. [Medline: 18694116]
36. SMS2Printer 2010. Innovative Expedited Results System (ERS) Greatly Improves Quality of Mozambique Early Infant Diagnosis Program, Case study. URL: http://mhealthinfo.org/project/ expedited-results-system-improve-early-infant-diagnosis[WebCite Cache ID 6JBJcVV8D160]
37. Hoffman JA, Cunningham JR, Suleh AJ, Sundsmo A, Dekker D, Vago F, et al. Mobile direct observation treatment for tuberculosis patients: a technical feasibility pilot using mobile phones in Nairobi, Kenya. Am J Prev Med 2010 Jul;39(1):78-80. [doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.02.018] [Medline: 20537846]
38. Baron S, Goutard F, Nguon K, Tarantola A. Use of a text message-based pharmacovigilance tool in Cambodia: pilot study. J Med Internet Res 2013;15(4):e68 [FREE Full text] [doi: 10.2196/jmir.2477] [Medline: 23591700]
39. Bali S, Singh AJ. Mobile phone consultation for community health care in rural north India. J Telemed Telecare 2007;13(8):421-424. [doi: 10.1258/135763307783064421] [Medline: 18078555]
40. Källander K, Tibenderana JK, Akpogheneta OJ, Strachan DL, Hill Z, ten Asbroek AH, et al. Mobile health (mHealth) approaches and lessons for increased performance and retention of community health workers in low- and middle-income countries: a review. J Med Internet Res 2013;15(1):e17 [FREE Full text] [doi: 10.2196/jmir.2130] [Medline: 23353680]