As digital technologies play a growing role in healthcare, human-centered design is gaining
traction in global health. Amid concern that this trend offers little more than buzzwords, our …

Background: With the exponential increase in mobile phone users in India, a large number
of public health initiatives are leveraging information technology and mobile devices for …

Experience from adapting and implementing an SMS-based smoking cessation programme
in Samoa was testament to the fundamental importance of early and committed government …

Background Wearables provide opportunities for frequent health data collection and
symptom monitoring. The feasibility of using consumer cellular smartwatches to provide …

ICT4D initiatives hold the potential to transform health service delivery in settings of poverty,
yet, in practice, they face many of the same implementation complexities and coordination …

Background Mobile health (m-health) tools are a promising strategy to facilitate the work of
community health workers (CHWs) in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Despite …

Background: The referral process in acute care remains challenging in many areas
including burn care. Mobile phone apps designed explicitly for medical referrals and …

CMAJ| APRIL 3, 2018| VOLUME 190| ISSUE 13 E379 case, but in other instances,
technological changes could qualitatively alter the intervention to such a degree that the …

Background: Health care systems are increasingly looking to mobile device technologies
(mobile health) to improve patient experience and health outcomes. SecondEars is a …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major public health concern in the United States. In
response to the federally sponsored Million Hearts Risk Check Challenge, a team of …