Global to Mobile Applications of Mobile Technologies

to Problems of Global HealthFaina Linkov

Ronald LaPorte

There are more mobile phone users, than users of cars, PCs, and even TVs!

Numbers of users in 2009

Future directions: mHealth

Supercourse to mobile device to TV model

Less than 50% of the world owns a computer, however over 80% of the world’s population has a cell phone. We envision that in the future Supercourse content will be downloaded through mobile devices and projected onto local TVs or other presentation media in various regions around the world

New devices for projection: Pico Projector

• Light weight• Relatively low cost

(100-300)

If not cell phone, can we use tablet computers?

• 700 grams• Can stay for one

month on stand by• No monthly fees• Cheaper than most

high end laptops• Ideal for sharing

information with public health practitioners