Usage of mobiles for providing healthcare at very reasonable prices has emerged as one of the initiatives that GoI would like to further exploit. At the India Economic Summit currently being held in one of the sessions, it was stated that delivery of healthcare services to the rural population through mobile phones could be the cheapest medium to penetrate the bottom of the pyramid and Public Private Partnership could be the best way to make this happen. Sachin Pilot, minister of sate for communication and information technology agreed and seemed most enthusiastic about the venture.
Sangeeta Reddy, executive director, Apollo Group said the first generation of mobile-health services will be provided at a nominal cost such as a dollar to ensure maximum outreach. Globally, the mobile health technology market is expected to grow 25% annually from a current $1.5 billion to $4.6 billion in value terms by the year 2014. David Aylward, executive director, MHealth Alliance, United Nations Foundation, Washington DC reiterated the need to maintain consolidated data. He felt that the process of data collection and distribution should go hand in hand with the implementation of healthcare policies. Reddy said that availability of implementation of Unique Identification Number programme could significantly enhance efficiency in relevant data collection.
Mobile health services will reach half a billion mobile users by 2010 according to Global Mobile Health Market Report 2010-2015. Already, 17,000 mobile health applications are available. Around 43% of health applications currently available are aimed at the care providers and health professionals.
– based on a article from Indian express
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