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Tracking Newborns: a Role for mHealth
From 15-18 April, the 2013 Global Newborn Health Conference: Accelerating the Scale-Up of Maternal and Newborn Health Interventions to Reduce Mortality is being held in Johannesburg, South Africa, with a welcome reception and optional supplementary session will be held prior to opening day, on 14 April 2013.

Bangladesh First MAMA Country to Take Mobile Health Messaging Service National
9 January 2013 After a grand launching ceremony in December, “Aponjon” is now providing the first nationwide mobile phone health information service in Bangladesh, with a promise of extensively reaching mothers and children. The service will provide health messages weekly to expecting and new mothers that encourage proper care during pregnancy and after the baby is born. This low-cost service—which is free for the poorest 20% of its subscribers—aims to reduce deaths related to maternal and newborn illnesses.

You're Invited: Happy Hour Celebrating Mobile Devices in Healthcare Delivery
WHAT Please join your ICT4D colleagues and mHealth Summit conference participants for a happy hour celebrating mobile devices in healthcare delivery. WHEN 5 December WHERE December ICT4Drinks The Exchange 1719 G Street NW Washington, DC 20006 WHY

Join MAMA for an Introductory Workshop on Mobile Messaging to Mothers
WHAT Please join the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA) for an Introductory Workshop on Mobile Messaging to Mothers at the 2012 mHealth Summit. WHEN Wednesday, December 5, 2012 1:30-3:00 pm WHERE Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD WHY

Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action Named as Finalist for Innovation By Design Award
Note: MCHIP has awarded a sub-agreement to Development Research Network (D.Net) to support specific service elements of Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA) in Bangladesh under the brand name "Aponjon." ***** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  12 September 2012 Contacts: Dayle Kern (MAMA), (202) 778-1632, dkern@unfoundation.org Cole Wilson (Fast Company), (212) 389-5420, cwilson@fastcompany.com

MCHIP Uses Mobile Phones to Enhance Education for Nursing and Midwifery Tutors
25 June 2012 High-quality nursing and midwifery are critical to Ghana’s development goals, but require innovative use of available resources to build a skilled workforce. To help address this need, MCHIP currently assists 80 tutors -- who are responsible for more than 6,000 students -- to become better teachers through Effective Teaching Skills (ETS) training.

Mobile Health (mHealth) for KPC and Facility Data Collection
Mobile technologies are increasingly improving the efficiency of health programs and facilitating access to health information for vulnerable populations. Both MCHIP and CORE are supporting efforts to share learning about what works in this area. More information and resources on mhealth applications can be found here. To learn more about CORE Group’s mhealth interest group, link here.

mHealth Summit 2011: Lessons Shared at the “Reality Booth”
At last week’s mHealth Summit, leaders in government, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and academia came together to discuss and learn about the uses of mobile technology to improve the delivery of health services in the U.S. and abroad. Conference sessions focused on: examining the business, end-user, and policy perspectives of the field; promoting cross-cutting value chains and sustainable business models; and exploring the healthcare research and evaluation needs of mHealth.

MCHIP Connecting with the 2011 mHealth Summit
When: December 5-7, 2011 Where: The Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD 20745 Next week, MCHIP will be joining private and public sector leaders in technology from across the world at the third annual mHealth Summit. This year's summit will expand on the success of last year's event while bringing into focus the healthcare research and evaluation needs in mHealth, an area MCHIP proudly supports. See how MCHIP will be participating below: 
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