1. mHealth

2. Bhavya Siddapa | Neeraj Jain

3. Content
Mhealth – Introduction
Need for Mhealth
Initiatives in Mhealth area
Upcoming Technologies
Role of mobile devices in mhealth in India
Possible Business Opportunities

4. Reach of mobile devices
Source: mHealth for Development, UN Foundation

5. http://tinyurl.com/3dvfc4w

6. Iphone Image Source: apple.com

7. mHealth in the

8. What is mHealth?

9. Provision of health related services via
mobile
communications - Mhealth for development, UN foundation

10. Do we need mHealth?

11. Glimpse of Health Care in India

12. Glimpse of Health Care in India
Less than 700,000
functional hospital beds, of which more than40
per cent located in top-20cities
Source: Data - Business Standard http://tinyurl.com/62jf52d
Image http://tinyurl.com/42wkpxb

13. 20% approx
Adulterated and expired medicines
Glimpse of Health Care in India
Source: Business Standard http://tinyurl.com/62jf52d

14. Less than
6.5 lakh qualified
doctors
Glimpse of Health Care in India
Source: Business Standard http://tinyurl.com/62jf52d

15. rise in
Lifestyle
Diseases
Glimpse of Health Care in India
Source: PWC http://tinyurl.com/62klff3

16. Glimpse of Health Care in India
Malnourishment
Lackof Government funding
Low adoption ofhealth insurance
Source: PWC http://tinyurl.com/62klff3

17. Problems
Accessibility
Limited resources
Counterfeit
Lack ofknowledge

18. Initiatives in mhealth globally

19. mHeath Apps

20. mHealth (mobile phone based healthcare solutions)
• Text-based solutions
• Multimedia applications
• Doctor-on-call services
• Medical Education
• Location specific alert
• Medical appointment reminders
• Drug intake reminders
• Health administration management
• Remote diagnosis
• Personal digital assistant (PDA)

21. Source: mHealth for Development, UN Foundation
Some mhealth projects

22. Upcoming technology

23. Mobile Technology Trends
• NFC
• RFID
• Bluetooth
• Connected IVI infotainment
• Voice UI
• Camera
• Sensors
• Location Based Services
• 3 D
• Android Open Accessory

24. Role of mobile devices in mhealth in
India

25. What role can a mobile device play
•Is it about replacing a doctor
•Is it about helping a doctor reachmore patients
•Is it about empoweringpeople to self medicate
•Is it about empoweringpeople to stay healthy &
avoid diseases

26. Who is
a doctor
reliable
accountabl
etrustworthy
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27. How can
we make a
mobile
device…
reliable
accountabl
etrustworthy
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28. Possible role of Mobile devices
Accessibility
Limited resources
Counterfeit
Lack of knowledge
Extending reach
Assist
Check
Empower
Detection & Prevention

29. Possible Business Opportunities

30. What are the Business
possibilities in this domain
accountabl
etrustworthy
reliable
accountable
trustworthy
GoalsExtending reach
Assist
Check
Empower
Detection & Prevention
Role

31. What new services could be for
•Extending reach of doctors & facilities
• To Assist health workers
•Check fake drugs
•Making behavior changes towards good health
•Detection & Prevention of Diseases
•Building a platform to connectdoctors & make
health information accessible

32. Conclusion