References
- AED‐SATELLIFE . 1996–2009 . Moving information into the hands of those who heal Retrieved from http://www.healthnet.org/ict
- Atkins , D.E. , Seely Brown , J. and Hammond , A.L. 2007 . A review of the open educational resources (OER) movement: Achievements, challenges, and new opportunities (Report to The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation) Retrieved from http://www.oerderves.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/a-review-of-the-open-educational-resources-oer-movement_final.pdf
- Bent , P.D. , Bolsin , S.N. , Creati , B.J. , Patrick , A.J. and Colson , M.E. 2002 . Professional monitoring and critical incident reporting using personal digital assistants . The Medical Journal of Australia , 177 (9) : 496 – 499 . Retrieved from http://www.mja.com.au/
- Breslauer , D.N. , Maamari , R.N. , Switz , N.A. , Lam , W.A. and Fletcher , D.A. 2009 . Mobile phone based clinical microscopy for global health applications . PLoS ONE , 4 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006320
- Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching . n.d. . Classification description Retrieved from http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/descriptions/basic.php
- Chan , C.V. and Kaufman , D.R. 2009 . Mobile phones as mediators of health behavior change in cardiovascular disease in developing countries . Studies in Health Technology & Informatics , 143 : 453 – 458 . doi: 10.3233/978-1-58603-979-0-453
- Christian Medical College (CMC) . 2010 . Mission statement Retrieved from http://www.cmch-vellore.edu/MissionStatement/tabid/298/Default.aspx
- Connexions . 2007 . Connexions hosts Hewlett Foundation 2007 OER Grantees Meeting Retrieved from http://cnx.org/news/HewlettOERMtg
- Donet , J. 2009 . Czech model for decrease of maternal mortality in Uganda . Casopis Lekaru Ceskych , 148 (7) : 338 – 341 . Retrieved from http://www.prolekare.cz/casopis-lekaru-ceskych
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health . 2009 . The mHealth Summit: A summit on mobile technologies as a platform for health research and healthcare delivery Retrieved from http://www.fic.nih.gov/news/events/mhealthsummit.htm
- Kate , S.L. 2001 . Health problems of tribal population groups from the State of Maharashtra . Immunohaematology Bulletin , 55 (2) Retrieved from http://sickle.bwh.harvard.edu/india_scd.html
- Lee , M.Y. , Albright , S.A. , Alkasab , T. , Damassa , D.A. , Wang , P.J. and Eaton , E.K. 2003 . Tufts health sciences database: Lessons, issues, and opportunities . Academic Medicine , 78 (3) : 254 – 264 . Retrieved from http://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/pages/default.aspx
- Lee , M.Y. , Albright , S.A. , O'Leary , L. , Terkla , D.G. and Wilson , N. 2008 . Expanding the reach of health sciences education and empowering others: The OpenCourseWare initiative at Tufts University . Medical Teacher , 30 (2) : 159 – 163 . doi: 10.1080/01421590701881665
- Leon , S.A. , Fontelo , P. , Green , L. , Ackerman , M. and Liu , F. 2007 . Evidence‐based medicine among internal medicine residents in a community hospital program using smart phones . BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making , 7 (5) doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-7-5
- Lu , Y.C. , Xia , Y. , Sears , A. and Jacko , J.A. 2005 . A review and a framework of handheld computer adoption in healthcare . International Journal of Medical Informatics , 74 (5) : 409 – 422 . doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-6-26
- Mattana , J. , Charitou , M. , Mills , L. , Baskin , C. , Steinberg , H. Tu , C. 2005 . Personal digital assistants: A review of their application in graduate medical education . American Journal of Medical Quality , 20 (5) : 262 – 267 . doi: 10.1177/1062860605278616
- Morse , S.S. 2007 . Global infectious disease surveillance and health intelligence . Health Affairs , 26 : 1069 – 1077 . doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.4.1069
- Naismith , L. , Lonsdale , P. , Vavoula , G. and Sharples , M. 2004 . Literature review in mobile technologies and learning , (Futurelab Series Report 11) Retrieved from http://www.futurelab.org.uk/resources/documents/lit_reviews/Mobile_Review.pdf
- National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme . n.d. . Kala‐azar or visceral leishmaniasis Retrieved from http://nvbdcp.gov.in/kala-azar.html
- Open Mobile Consortium . n.d. . Open Mobile Consortium Retrieved from http://www.open-mobile.org
- Orwat , C. , Graefe , A. and Faulwasser , T. 2008 . Towards pervasive computing in healthcare – A literature review . BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making , 8 (26) doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-26
- Puppala , M. , Velide , M. and Tenneti , V. E‐Learning and distance education in India: Some issues . Proceedings of World Conference on E‐Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 . Edited by: Reeves , T. and Yamashita , S. pp. 1752 – 1759 . Chesapeake , VA : AACE . Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/23967
- Traxler , J. 2007 . Defining, discussing and evaluating mobile learning: The moving finger writes and having writ … . International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning , 8 (2) Retrieved from http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/346/882
- Traxler , J. 2009 . Learning in a mobile age . International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning , 1 (1) : 1 – 12 . Retrieved from http://www.igi-global.com/journals/details.asp?id=7884
- United Nations Foundation . 2010 . mHealth Alliance Retrieved from http://www.mhealth alliance.org
- United Nations Foundation and Vodafone Foundation Partnership . 2009 . mHealth for development: The opportunity of mobile technology for healthcare in the developing world , Washington, DC : Vital Wave Consulting . Retrieved from http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions-files.org/unf_website/assets/publications/technology/mhealth/mHealth_for_Development_full.pdf
- US Agency for International Development . October 21 2009 . USAID launches emerging pandemic threats program (USAID Press Release) October 21 , Retrieved from http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2009/pr091021_1.html
- Walton , G. , Childs , S. and Blenkinsopp , E. 2005 . Using mobile technologies to give health students access to learning resources in the UK community setting . Health Informations and Libraries Journal , 22 (Suppl. 2) : 51 – 65 . doi: 10.1111/j.1470-3327.2005.00615
- World Health Organization . 2007 . Malaria country profile: India (1995–2007) (WHO Report) Retrieved from http://www.whoindia.org/LinkFiles/Malaria_Country_Profile-Malaria.pdf
- Zimic , M. , Coronel , J. , Gilman , R.H. , Luna , C.G. , Curioso , W.H. and Moore , D.A. 2009 . Can the power of mobile phones be used to improve tuberculosis diagnosis in developing countries? . Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene , 103 (6) : 638 – 649 . doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.10.015