Mobilising the Campaign to End Fistula
| Autor: | Na'eem Ahmed, Janice Rymer, Sophie Candfield, Chris Lavy, Iftikher Mahmood, Faheem Ahmed |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Vaginal Fistula
media_common.quotation_subject Fistula Health Promotion General Medicine Global Health Payment medicine.disease Pregnancy Complications Pregnancy Mobile phone Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans Women's Health Female Maternal health Business Medical emergency Rural area mHealth media_common |
| Zdroj: | The Lancet. 386:246 |
| ISSN: | 0140-6736 |
| Popis: | 246 www.thelancet.com Vol 386 July 18, 2015 mHealth where so-called fistula ambassadors deployed to rural areas help identify aff ected women, confi rm their likely diagnosis, and arrange transport for them to reach surgical centres. Transport costs often operate through a payment infrastructure already provided by mobile phone companies. Mobile phone use is high in low-income and middle-income countries and will continue to rise, off ering a relatively inexpensive yet accessible intervention to improve maternal health in these countries. Although more rigorous evidence is needed to assess the effect and cost-effectiveness of mHealth programmes, their future remains promising. Innovative strategies to address obstetric fi stula through improved access to antenatal care must be welcomed to help make this disorder one of the past. |
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