mHealth: A Newer Perspective in Healthcare through Mobile Technology

Abstract

The rapid spread of mobile technologies as well as advancements in their innovative applications to address the health issues has resulted in the development of a new field in healthcare known as mHealth. As of now close to 5 billion mobile phone subscriptions are in the world, with 85% of the world’s population are being covered by a commercial wireless signal. ¹ The growing sophistication of these mobile networks which offer very high speeds of data transmission are transforming the way health services and information are accessed, delivered, and managed.²