M-HealthSystem with focus on Antenatal Care for Rural Areas

Humayun Irshad, Sajjad Athar, Faisal Shahzad and Mudasar Farooq

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Abstract: Developing countries? lack of healthcare facilities particularly in rural areas has been the major problem for their population. In Pakistan, 65% of population lives in rural areas. The patients from these areas are unable to interact with the health specialists for their particular diseases. The complications faced by mothers during pregnancy are among the major issues in the health sector of rural areas. Due to lack of gynecologists in rural areas, severe problems occur resulting in even deaths of mothers and fetal. Despite having an infrastructure of Lady Health Workers (LHWs) for pregnant women of rural areas, we still face the problem of collecting information about the patient. This information is even rarely observed by any gynecologist. This lack of information and communication has resulted in most unfortunate situations among pregnant women of villages in many instances.

Date: 2010-01
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