Interstingly the use of handheld and PDAs are growing dramatically. However, a gadget is better know by its use or reach to people. Rather than getting cosntrained by only use for calls or similar purposes, its reach to the rural and remote places has made cases for innovative use.
Amongst many initiatives, I found two very intersting. One is that of AED Satelling Health Information and Technology work : http://pda.healthnet.org/handheld-projects.html
The other is http://handheldsforhealth.org/ : started by Drs. Shashank and Isha Garg. I know them since the Simputer days and their dedication towards the cause is immense. Recently returned from Stanford, they are ambitious enough to utilize the handhelds in India for remote health monitoring purposes.
My center at University of Maryland : Center for Health Information and Decision Systems (CHIDS) has collaborated with Arogya Foundation of India for studying their voluntary health monitoring system. We plan to tie up with Handhelds for Health to improve the working pattern of the Arogya Sevikas. All goes well, it may improve in providing a decision support system for health in remote villages of India.
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