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Innovations in mHealth
Chris Locke/Barcelona/25th May 2012
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The GSMA
CONNECTING THE WORLD
Represents the interests of
the worldwide mobile
communications industry
– 800 mobile operators
– Over 200 associate
members
– Across 219 countries
– Over 5 Billion wireless
connections
Remit is to innovate,
incubate and deliver new
opportunities for our
members, with the goal of
driving the growth of the
mobile communications
industry
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Already counting 565 mHealth deployments worldwide
North
America
103
Latin
America
45
Africa
199
Asia Pacific
146
Europe
72
Source: GSMA Mobile Health Services Deployment Tracker, March 2012 Source: Wireless Intelligence, Mobile Health Service Deployment tracker, March 2012
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Example case studies
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GSMA mission: to reduce the cost to serve, extend
reach, and improve quality of care to patients…
Showcase mobile health solutions and
catalyse cross-industry awareness and
knowledge
Demonstrate the outcomes and impacts on
individuals, healthcare systems and society
Foster new relationships and partnering with
the healthcare sector and mobile industry
Stimulate scalable and replicable solutions
and drive towards interoperability at critical
junctions
Promote supportive policy and regulatory
principles for growth and innovation
…by accelerating the deployment of scalable and
interoperable mHealth solutions
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More information
Research and Whitepapers
www.gsma.com/connectedliving-mhealth
Industry Portal
including latest news, publications and industry insights
www.mobilehealthlive.org
Device Listing
www.gsma.com/documents/Mobile-Health-Device-
Listing-January-2011/21537
Evidence Knowledge Bank
http://www.gsma.com/connectedliving-mhealth-
evidence-knowledge-bank/