Mobile Phone and your Health..

While there are still some conflicting reports about the impact of Mobile phones on your health,yet today cell phones can save lives.

Cell phones are now a common part of our everyday lives. But not only is the technology taken for granted, its wide-reaching potential is largely unrecognized. The technology that is found in cell phones and PDAs is currently being applied to improve health services in developing countries.

The United Nations Foundation (UNF) and Vodafone Foundation (VF) Technology Partnership is using mobile health (mHealth) technology to support UN programs in developing countries. Innovative mHealth projects are powering the collection of health data, supporting diagnosis and treatment, and advancing education and research in even the most remote and poverty stricken environments.

In health care, time is of the essence. With mobile technology, data can be quickly and accurately collected, allowing health workers to coordinate their efforts and track the success of health campaigns. This technology can also be used in disaster and outbreak response, to track the spread of an epidemic in real time. With the most up-to-date, easily accessible information and communications, mHealth is revolutionizing healthcare delivery in much of the developing world.

From MediaGlobal