Incorporating mHealth Interventions into Kenya’s Health Infrastructure to Augment Universal Health Coverage, Service Delivery Improvement Approach

Abstract: mHealth is the use of mobile and wireless devices to improve health outcomes, healthcare services, and health research. An estimated 68% of the world’s population own mobile phones, with Kenya having approximately 80% of mobile phone penetration. This makes it feasible to accelerate the uptake of mHealth interventions to improve health services delivery. While some evidence has shown how various forms of mHealth interventions have been used to transform health services, health outcomes, and health research in Kenya and globally, many remain largely anecdotal or undocumented. This paper examines the various forms of mHealth interventions that have been incorporated into Kenya’s health infrastructure, and their effectiveness in improving health services delivery in Kenya. A systematic review of peer-reviewed articles, policy briefs, and credible materials published on mHealth have shown that mHealth has succeeded in the health infrastructure such as in collecting and transferring hea.... https://www.seejph.com/index.php/seejph/article/view/4317

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Incorporating mHealth Interventions into Kenya’s Health Infrastructure to Augment Universal Health Coverage, Service Delivery Improvement Approach ; day:09 ; month:04 ; year:2021 ; South eastern european journal of public health ; (09.04.2021)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Oduor, Kevin ; Ogweno, Stephen ; Ajwang’, Danor ; Okinyi, Nyawade

Further information

• DOI: 10.11576/seejph-4317
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2021050519291476355577
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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