Health Workforce

Health Workforce Capacity Development
Monday, December 3 - 2:45 - 4:00 PM

Session Overview

For every 10,000 people there are 8,429 mobiles globally but only 14 doctors. mHealth provides an opportunity to facilitate capacity building, educate health workers, and close workforce gaps.  Panelists will discuss their experiences with mobile phone-enabled training programs, task shifting, and remote monitoring and diagnosis as ways to increase the overall capacity of the health system in resource-constrained environments. 

Speakers


Tom O'Callaghan
CEO & Founder
Iheed Institute

Eunice Gnay Namirembe
Program Manager
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Alain Labrique
Founding Director
JHU Global mHealth Initiative

Sandhya Rao
Senior Advisor
USAID

Pamela Riley
Senior mHealth Advisor
Abt Associates