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Mainstreaming mHealth into maternal health: Identifying evidence-based solutions
This presentation provides an overview of the methodologies developed and utilized by the WHO mTERG to: catalogue the activities and evidence of mHealth strategies for maternal health; grade and synthesize the evidence; and articulate the evidence and best practices such that they resonate with maternal health decision-makers present at the mHealth meeting and beyond. Additionally, the presentation will provide participants with an overview of how mHealth projects, strategies and associated evidence are classified and assessed, and the specific tools that have been created for this purpose. Participants will be introduced to the tools of evidence cataloguing and grading, synthesis findings, and locations where these can be easily accessed.
Learning Areas:
Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practicePublic health or related public policy
Learning Objectives:
Discuss methodologies developed to catalogue activities and evidence of mHealth for maternal health and where to make use of them
Demonstrate how to grade and synthesize the evidence on mHealth for maternal health and where to find the tools
Keyword(s): Evaluation, Information Technology
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I lead work on mHealth evidence synthesis through the WHO mHealth Technical Advisory Group (mTERG) on Evidence, Impact and Scale in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.Additionally, I am the PI of the “Dristhi” mHealth research study that is developing and assessing the impact of a smart-phone mHealth solution within the India rural health system, on maternal and child heath outcomes
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.