Session 2: A Primer on Mobile Health

Time: 1 hour

Objectives

  • To understand what is mobile health (mHealth)

  • To introduce the local (e.g. Ministry of Health) strategy for mHealth

  • To understand what is mobile learning and how can it be helpful to improve their teaching and learning

Activities

  • Participants will fill-out a survey about their use of mobile phones and Internet.

  • The facilitator will do an introduction to basic concepts of mhealth, the local strategy for mHealth and mobile learning concepts.

  • Group activity (3-4 people in each group). 15 minutes. Write down and discuss among them what they think are the main challenges of HEWs training and their professional career development.

  • Ask each group to share back to the whole group. Facilitators to identify common themes and ask questions

M&E

  • Complete attendance sheet (if being run on different day to the other sessions)

  • Analyse participants mobile phone and internet survey responses

  • Complete a summary of the session discussions