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How might we improve maternal health with mobile technologies for low-income countries?
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Inspiration
Thanks for the wonderful inspirations! Our maternal health challenge is now in the Concepting phase. This is where we ask the community to submit fresh ideas in response to the question: How might we improve maternal health with mobile technology in low-income countries?
Self-testing with NFC and immunoassay technology.
A company called Gentag has developed a platform that combines near field communication (NFC) and immunoassay technology to enable self-testing for pregnancy, fertility, drugs, allergens, certain types of cancers, and more.
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Katie Clark
February 21, 2011
07:54AM |
Improving access to health information
UN Foundation and Vodafone Foundation are partnering to identify opportunities to use mobile phones to reduce health information and service gaps.
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anjelika deogirikar
February 21, 2011
07:47AM |
HealthTap makes health personal.
HealthTap is a health and technology company that aims to improve your health/well-being by customizing information. I love the personal approach they take to finding the right answers to your health questions.
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Katie Clark
February 21, 2011
01:40AM |
Collecting and coordinating with field-based healthcare providers through SMS
ChildCount+ using RapidReponse SMS system to coordinate with field-based healthcare providers through reporting and alert system - all through simple SMS.
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anjelika deogirikar
February 21, 2011
12:06AM |
Grameen Danone: slipping in vitamins with kid's daily yogurt
Slip in vitamins with the kid's daily yogurt!
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Avi Solomon
January 30, 2011
02:38PM |
This is off maternal health but a great project in Benin using SMS to report instances of Violence Against Children. Interesting blog and a report that even includes learnings. Lotss of great data and info....
SMS: Violence against children reporting
This is off maternal health but a great project in Benin using SMS to report instances of Violence Against Children. Interesting blog and a report that even includes learnings. Lotss of great data and info....
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Ian Sullivan
January 24, 2011
05:11PM |
Plug & Play Mobile Phone Sensors
SquareUp ( http://www.squareup.com ), co-founded by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, is a small credit card reader that can be plugged into a cell phone's audio/mic jack, enabling anyone with a phone to accept credit card payments (SquareUp charges...
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Vincent Cheng
January 25, 2011
12:38AM |
Radical Doulas - Seeking to provide emotional care for every birthmother
Doulas, care givers focused on the mother's (emotional) wellbeing, are all the rage in NYC and the Bay Area (there are even "death doulas"!). What I love about 'Radical Doulas' is her/their mission to expand their services to undeserved communities.
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Aram Armstrong
February 12, 2011
07:23AM |
Decision Aids
Decision aids support the choices that patients and doctors have to make. These tools lower the cognitive complexity when many choices are involved or when they incur irresolvable trade-offs.
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Gabriel Harp
January 24, 2011
10:14PM |
Easily administerable and low cost medications can prevent death by bleeding
Drugs such as misoprostol can easily help prevent death by bleeding
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suzanne howard
February 12, 2011
05:19PM |
Inspiration from midwife in Africa
We lost her! It was a rubbish day! And sadly not a rare one! This happens far too often and the main contributing factor being that these women have no antenatal care!
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Ian G
February 10, 2011
07:39AM |
Bringing communication to all
It is not enough to simply create a disruptive healthcare product, you need to think about the distribution strategy.
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Jef Cunningham
February 05, 2011
12:38AM |
Keep A Child Alive
Keep A Child Alive takes an extremely hands-on approach to supporting and caring for those affected with HIV/AIDS in Africa, India and other hot spots around the world. In addition to improving access to ARV therapy, KCA offers a range of support ...
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Aaron Mazze
February 07, 2011
02:58PM |
"But how can I afford it?"
Although a well rounded health education program can provide the basic understanding of the importance of food and nutrition for the pregnant mother, in reality it becomes very difficult to implement it in practice due to extreme poverty and the r...
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Nivedita Basu
February 15, 2011
10:09PM |
GPS tracking - MamaMedicAlert Bracelets?
A concept from the PSFK Future of Health Summary - could we use GPS bracelets to keep mothers in touch with local health networks in their final months?
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James Moed
February 16, 2011
05:51PM |
Moms connect
Can two couples take a journey together
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Vijaya Devi
February 15, 2011
07:51AM |
Digital Green: Instructional videos that walk the talk
Digital Green is an organization that seeks to disseminate targeted agricultural information to small and marginal farmers in India through digital video
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Avi Solomon
February 01, 2011
04:22PM |
Health is not just about treating the condition
Maggie's Centres in the UK are cancer care centres where they treat everything but the actual disease. They provide a safe place for patients and caregivers to go, where they can talk about their worries, get complementary therapies, and find a mo...
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Amy Bonsall
January 25, 2011
11:25PM |
Text helps people and mothers-to-be take care of themselves
Text4Baby helps inform mothers to be
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suzanne howard
February 12, 2011
05:57PM |
Great & Simple: Mobil Toll-Free drug verification
mPedigree, a non-profit organization based in Ghana, offers a free and rapid means for customers to verify the authenticity of the drugs they purchase at the point of sale, using a mobile phone.
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Saskia Linz
January 31, 2011
10:01PM |
