{"id":50720,"date":"2019-10-25T16:13:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T15:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/mpower-youth\/?page_id=50720"},"modified":"2024-07-28T12:45:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T11:45:34","slug":"health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/mpower-youth\/health\/","title":{"rendered":"Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-gsma-main-page-hero hero_block  half-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light hero_container\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#ab9998\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-50551\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/mpower-youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Health.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/mpower-youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Health.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/mpower-youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Health-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/mpower-youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Health-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/mpower-youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Health-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading hero_title\">Health<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"hero_sub-title\">Supporting access to health services and health information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hero_group_container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact of mobile technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every child has the right to the best possible health. Mobile health\nprogrammes can support children\u2019s access to a range of services, from\nvaccinations to HIV treatment. In turn, mobile solutions can help to protect\nthe wider community \u2013 by supporting the prevention and management of epidemics,\nfor example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the many children who do not have access to essential health services, mobile technology is a game changer. Innovative apps can be used to support health screening and management of chronic diseases, mobile health services can provide information on diet and immunisation and health workers can communicate on-the-go. Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, such as air quality monitors, can also be used to improve the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Article 24, CRC: <\/strong>Health and health services<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">How mobile operators are having an impact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"study\" id=\"study-2b455111\"  data-slug=\"providing-a-lifeline-for-more-than-a-million-families-in-south-africa,supporting-maternal-health-in-africa,how-sms-is-helping-to-save-childrens-lives-in-cameroon\" data-layout=\"\"><\/div>\n        \n<script>\n    window.addEventListener(\"load\", function(){\n      const study_list = new Study_List();\n      study_list.init(\"study-2b455111\");\n    });\n<\/script>\n    \n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-gsma-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/mpower-youth\/\">Back to mPowerYouth<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Impact of mobile technology Every child has the right to the best possible health. 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