Millennium Development Goal 6: How mHealth is Supporting the Combat of HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases

Millennium Development Goal 6: How mHealth is Supporting the Combat of HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases 3.09 years remaning urti 2015 HALT AND BEGIN TO REVERSE THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS ACHIEVE BY 2020 UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO TREATMENT FOR HIV/AIDS FOR ALL HALT AND BEGIN TO REVERSE THE INCIDENCE OF MALARIA AND OTHER MAJOR DISEASES Global Overview of mHealth Services MDG 6: Where do we Stand? 852 501 351 SERVICES 275 577 1.7 MILLION At the end of 2011 an estimated 8 million people were receiving antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countrles MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER Developing Developed Country Country Services Services Mobile Operator Services Nọn-Mobile Operator Services THE ESTIMATED INCIDENCES OF MALARIA GLOBALLY HAVE DECREASED BY 17% SINCE 2000 AND MALARIA-SPECIFIC MORTALITY RATES HAVE DECLINED BY 25% LIVE WITH HIV DUE TO THE PEOPLE DIED OF CONTINUED LARGE NUMBER In 2011 an estimated AIDS RELATED OF INFECTIONS AND FEWER 34.2 MILLION PEOPLE CAUSES IN 2011 AIDS RELATED DEATHS (24% DECREASE SINCE THE PEAK IN 2005) were living with HIV/AIDS (up from 17% in 2001) (up from 6.6 million in 2010 and 400,000 In 2003) USA & Canada Europe Middle East 182 119 39 1.7 MILLION NEW HIV INFECTIONS IN 2011 IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; INCLUDING 300,000 CHILDREN mHealth Services Supporting MDG 6 in Africa TOP 3 SERVICE TYPES PREVENTION mHealth services addressing... 39 HEALTH SYSTEMS HIV/AIDS Malaria Other M 29 HEALTH WORKER EMPOWERMENT 64 10 O 16 Americas Africa Asia Pacific 81 247 184 Sources mHealth services data and service examples are from the GSMA mHealth Tracker. Data presented is a snapshot from November 2012 www.mobileworldive.com/mhealth-tracker Showcasing mHealth Service Examples Addressing MDG 6 in Africa Mentor Mothers Hi4Life YoungAfricalive This award-winning mobile community has reached over 1,262,000 people since 2009. Developed by Praekelt Foundation and currently live in three countries, YoungAfricaLive is about Love, Sex and Relationships, in a time of HIV/AIDS. It targets 18-25 year olds, and consists of regularly updated stories, live MDG 6 data http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/md goverview/mdg goals/mdg6/ The model is aimed at educating mothers living with HIV/AIDS by "Mentor Mothers," mothers living with HIV themselves, who have been trained to provide life-saving health education and psychosocial support to their peers using various mHealth solutions. The service is currently reaching approximately 300,000 women living with HIV/AIDS. Together with partners the plan is to reach 80%- 90% of all HIV infected women. (www.m2m.org) Hi4Life delivers trusted subscription-free health information through mobile phones on sexual and reproductive health, motherhood, fatherhood and baby care to provide general education and awareness. Information is delivered through SMS, USSD, Mxit and Data Services and is reaching over 100,000 South Africans. Together with their partners they are hoping to make sure everyone in South Africa is able to access up-to-date, accurate, relevant health information anytime, anywhere. (www.Hi4life.org) For more information about GSMA mHealth go to www.gsma.com/mHealth chats, polls and quizzes, as well as permanently featured FAQS and Helpline numbers. (www.praekeltfoundation.org/young-africa-live.html) mHealth GSMA.