title: mHealth series: New ideas for mHealth data collection implementation in low- and middle-income countries.
abstract: The use of mobile devices in healthcare, or mHealth, has the potential to play an important role in low- and middle-income countries in a wide range of areas. A particular area with great potential to improve global health is using mHealth for data collection. We propose three ideas: (i) to validate and conduct household surveys, (ii) to monitor large-scale programs, and (iii) to measure the global burden of disease. We need to know more about mHealth interventions and their validity to maximise their potential.
authors.affiliation: Global eHealth Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Michelle Helena
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: van Velthoven
authors.affiliation: Global eHealth Unit, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Josip
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Car
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrated Early Childhood Development, Capital Institute of Paediatrics, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yanfeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Croatian Centre for Global Health, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia ; Department of Research in Biomedicine and Health, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marušić