Nadim MahmudCo-founder

Chief Research Officer

@nadimmahmud@medic

There is a 4.4 million global health worker shortage - WHO

Cell phones are becoming ubiquitous

73% of all mobile users are in the developing world

By 2012, 50% of individuals living in remote areas in the world will have

mobiles

The fastest growth is projected to occur in Asia and Africa

250,000

100

2

people

miles

doctors

15

Text message network

Injury

Emergency Care

CHW alerts the clinic

Clinic dispatches resources

Mahmud N, Rodriguez J, Nesbit J. A text message-based intervention to bridge the healthcare communication gap in the rural developing world. 

Technol Health Care. 2010 Jan; 18(2): 137-44.

150 patients over 6 months

Impact in six months:1. Saved $3,500 in motorcycle fuel2. Saved 2,100 staff hours3. Doubled enrollment in Tuberculosis treatment program

Mahmud N, Rodriguez J, Nesbit J. A text message-based intervention to bridge the healthcare communication gap in the rural developing world. 

Technol Health Care. 2010 Jan; 18(2): 137-44.

FrontlineForms

STOCK LEVELS

Clinics upload reportsfor vital stock levels

Reports are monitored at central office

Restocking based on need

Stock Levels

PatientView

Help create connected,

coordinated health systems that

save lives.

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