Integrating mHealth at point of care in low- and middle-income settings: the system perspective

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Box 1. Factors that inhibit mHealth pilots from reaching scale.

Regulatory: Lack of adequate legislative and regulatory frameworks Lack of laws that protect patient privacy Difficulty integrating with existing health care systems Technological: Inadequate mobile and/or cellular infrastructure Prohibitive costs Unreliable technology User: Poorly designed devices Difficulty changing clinical behaviour Poor technology literacy

Table 1. GSM and broadband statistics in low-, middle- and high-income countries.

	Low-income countries	Middle-income countries	High-income countries
Number of global countries where data is < 5% gross monthly income	5	78	46
% of subscriptions with broadband speeds 10 mbps or higher	7	50	75

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