Category Archives: mHealth

mEduText: A Case for Mobile Continuing Medical Education in Uganda

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Ally K

Rural healthcare workers do not have access to and therefore cannot implement the newest lifesaving methods for the care, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, resulting in thousands of avoidable deaths each year throughout … Continue reading →

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Text to Change Interview with Marcus Wagenaar

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Ally K

Cross-posted from TechChange. Text to Change’s Chief Technology Officer, Marcus Wagenaar, sat down with me yesterday to discuss new projects on the horizon and innovations in the mHealth field. Text to Change (TTC) is an international NGO which uses technology … Continue reading →

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mEduText Redux: mCommunity

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Ally K

For my loyal fans out there (aka Mom), you’ll know that last October I was privileged to compete in the ITU Telecom Union‘s Digital Innovators competition (a competition that has since been adapted to only work with Young Innovators, a … Continue reading →

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I’ve got a golden ticket: eLearning in rural clinics in sub-Saharan Africa

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Ally K

Reposted from the Global Health Corps Blog. ICT for Development (ICT4D) practitioners, tech companies, international organizations and development workers are debating the relevance and implications of using technology to promote health in developing countries. Some advocate the golden ticket approach; … Continue reading →

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The curse

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Ally K

Blogging is. I’m aware that I haven’t posted anything since October. I’m aware that it’s now December. I’m working on a small competition application for funding (that shall not be named as this post is about many curses). It’s a … Continue reading →

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mEduText – Share your views!

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Ally K

Please check out this youtube video and comment on our project.  The more views we get and discussion, the more likely we’ll get seed funding!

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SMS Integrated Survey Tool for Health Education in Uganda – with the Infectious Disease Institute

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Ally K

For those of you who are interested in the work we are doing that is bringing us to Geneva, here is a summary.  Please, feel free to comment and ask questions.  The more we discuss this idea, the more we … Continue reading →

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Going to the field – Part 2

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Ally K

September 31 Today was my first experience giving a survey in Uganda and giving a survey about technology.  I’ve surveyed people before, but usually about human rights, or their use of public space, or what they would like to see … Continue reading →

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mLearning and the Global Classroom | TechChange | The Institute for Technology and Social Change

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Ally K

mLearning and the Global Classroom | TechChange | The Institute for Technology and Social Change.

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mHealth, eh?

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Ally K

One of the cooler things I’m working on at IDI is an mHealth project. Pilot, of course. The running joke in Uganda is everything is a pilot, nothing is a program…we can unpack the implications of this joke on the … Continue reading →

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