As the field of Mobile Health (mHealth) continues to grow exponentially, the question arises: should those implementing mHealth in lower- and middle-income countries (LMIC) make greater use of new, high-tech and expensive smart phones or should they rely on the more antiquated, but more affordabl
While about 70% of India’s 1155 million people live in rural areas, most qualified medical professionals are located in urban and semi urban area. Many people in India lack access to quality healthcare, forcing them to depend on informal healthcare providers or “quacks”.
The Center for Health Market Innovations [partners](http://healthmarketinnovations.org/about/chmi-partners/analytic-partners) are conducting case studies on particularly promising program models in their countr
Last week, we [proudly announced](http://healthmarketinnovations.org/blog/2010/dec/21/thank-you) the launch of our [CHMI Widgets]( http://healthmarketinnovations.org/
The USAID Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS) is now **[accepting abstracts](http://shopsproject.org/news-2010-12.html)** for the next in its e-conference series focused on advancing private sector innovations in
As 2010 comes to a close, we thank you for being an early adopter of CHMI’s interactive web platform.
Anyone keeping up with news in the global health arena recently will know that Mobile Health is the new buzzword. Mobile Health, also known as mHealth, refers to the use of cell phone technology to improve the quality of and access to health activities.
Last month, we surveyed nearly 50 people attending the [Global Symposium on Health Systems Research](http://www.hsr-symposium.org/) in Montreux, Switzerland.
We at CHMI place a lot of focus on the health market, the actors and interactions that define it, and the interventions that improve the way it functions.
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