Harnessing mobile technology to improve access to health care
Costa Rica-born Kenneth started smoking at the age of 15, and continued every day throughout his entire high school and university life. He tried to quit a number of times, but never succeeded, despite being increasingly aware of the negative…
ITU Blog: Sharing Knowledge to Improve Lives – ITU and Academia
One of the exciting things about being an academic is having the opportunity to develop innovative solutions to help solve significant challenges that the world is facing today. Unequal access to healthcare is one such challenge that persists in many countries around the world. Such inequalities are…
ITU Blog: New EMF app explores wireless safety
Wireless communications technology is integral to modern society. We are always within arm’s reach of mobile phones, tablets and other wireless devices. New mobile base stations and telecommunications towers are being erected all the time, expanding our access to high-quality…
WSIS: Day One
Cyberlaw: An Asian Perspective With the growing proliferation of technology, there is a need for effective legal frameworks to combat cybercrime. However, the issue of cyberlaw is complex, spanning a myriad of inter-related but distinct issues – cybersecurity; privacy; data…
ITU150 in May: ICT drivers of innovation
Innovating with Baye: Can ICTs transform access to healthcare? It is predicted that by 2030, 366 million people will be living with diabetes worldwide. Baye Oumar Gueye explains how mobile health solutions have revolutionized access to healthcare for diabetics in…
Press release: Sanofi joins Be He@lthy, Be Mobile initiative
Partnership harnessing power of ICTs to deliver health-care solutions Geneva, 26 February 2015 – Multinational pharmaceutical firm Sanofi has joined the International Telecommunication Union’s Be He@lthy, Be Mobile initiative, which ITU leads in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). Be He@lthy…