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Africa & Middle East Telecom Insider / Vol. 2, No 11, Edition 12 - mHealth Gains Popularity and Complexity as Mobile Penetration Climbs in AME
Pyramid Research, Inc, Dec 2010, Pages: 20
Services carried over wireless infrastructure are playing an important role in narrowing growth inequalities for Africa and the Middle East, since they can reach communities that would otherwise have been excluded from development. As networks expand and higher-capacity technology becomes available, mHealth applications will grow in complexity and reach. We expect complex applications with higher technology requirements to become more prominent in Africa as deployment of 3G networks in the region increases. Pyramid projects a 40% rate for 3G penetration of mobile subscriptions by 2015 in the AME region. The availability of low-cost smartphones will take mHealth and other mobile applications for development into a new stage. Innovative solutions will bridge the literacy and language gaps and therefore widen the possible uses of mobile applications in the health sector.
Published monthly for each of the world’s most dynamic regions, Telecom Insiders are packed with trend analysis, industry best practices, market sizing and forecasting, competitor analysis, and case studies, providing you information you can leverage to make better business decisions.
mHealth Gains Popularity and Complexity as Mobile Penetration Climbs in AME looks at the opportunities created by ICT in the healthcare sector in the AME region. Pyramid provides an overview of current mHealth initiatives in the region, highlight the need to recognize a two-pronged, technology-based approach to deliver mHealth applications, and highlight the importance of public-private partnerships for implementing sustainable and scalable mHealth projects. The report also offers two detailed case studies of mHealth application projects in Africa.
Key Findings:
- Mobile penetration continues to increase in the Africa and Middle East region, providing access to communications in many areas where other infrastructure, such as electricity, roads or hospitals, are still largely non-existent.
- There are a large number of mHealth applications being deployed in the region. Many projects have successfully completed their pilot stages and have entered the path towards socially-based, sustainable solutions.
- SMS-based mHealth applications still dominate, and the opportunities provided by expanding higher capacity networks and low-cost smartphones in the Africa and Middle East region will open the space to innovative mHealth applications that provide needed services and information, while addressing literacy-based access gaps.
- mHealth applications and programs are more likely to succeed if implemented under public-private partnership arrangements, which lead to better planning, project management, and access to resources.
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