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Mobile Technologies for Managing Non-Communicable Diseases in Developing Countries
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Author(s): Siddique Latif (Information Technology University (ITU), Pakistan & National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan), Muhammad Yasir Khan (Information Technology University (ITU), Pakistan), Adnan Qayyum (Information Technology University (ITU), Pakistan), Junaid Qadir (Information Technology University (ITU), Pakistan), Muhammad Usman (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan), Syed Mustafa Ali (Mercy Corps, Pakistan), Qammer Hussain Abbasi (University of Glasgow, UK)and Muhammad Ali Imran (University of Glasgow, UK)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 27
Source title:
Mobile Applications and Solutions for Social Inclusion
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Sara Paiva (Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5270-3.ch011
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Abstract
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the global leading cause of morbidity and mortality and disproportionately affect more in the less developed countries. Mobile technologies are being used for a variety of purposes in healthcare. Most importantly, they are enabling new ways for NCDs management by providing powerful tools to both doctors and patients for effective prevention and treatment. As the common risk factors of NCDs are related to human behavior; therefore, mobile phone-based health solutions can be used to combat with rising burden of NCDs by focusing on behavioral change programs to promote a healthy lifestyle. This chapter discusses the common NCDs, their burden, and future estimated projections, and shows how mobile phone technologies can provide effective NCDs management in developing countries—which have a lot of issues in their healthcare systems.
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