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In developed countries, mHealth will be a key factor to help address escalating

healthcare costs associated with an increasing incidence of chronic diseases and an

aging population.

mHealth, the practice of medicine and public health supported by mobile devices, is driven by different motivations in the developed and developing world

1 Growth rate is average exponential rate of growth between 2005 – 2010 2 Sub-Saharan Africa Source: wikipedia, November 2012, GSMA, ITU, esa.un.org (2011), WHO / UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation (2012)

Developed Countries African Countries

In Africa, poor and inconsistent healthcare

delivery infrastructure and the challenge to manage prevalent

communicable diseases increases reliance on mHealth.

Developed Countries

African Countries

Population Growth (2005-2010)1

0.42% 2.47% Population growth in Africa continues to expand, whilst industrialized nations are faced an increasing incidence of chronic diseases and an aging population.

Median Age (2010) 39.9 years 19.2 years

Life Expectancy (2005-2010)

76.9 years 55.6 years

Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY)

Baseline 5x Baseline Africa has a high burden of communicable disease prevalence (e.g. malaria) as compared to developed nations.

% Rural (2011) 22.3% 60.4% Africa has a large rural community

Density of Health Workers / 1000 (2009)

2.6 0.64 Africa has a low healthcare workforce.

Access to Improved Sanitation facilities

95.7% 29.6%2 The wide prevalence of mobile connections stands out in sharp contrast to the lack of basic services that provide wellness and health. Mobile Penetration

(2012) 128.2% 63.5%