Mobile consulting as an option for delivering healthcare services in low-resource settings in low- and middle-income countries: A mixed-methods study.
Bronwyn HarrisMotunrayo AjisolaRaisa Meher AlamJocelyn Anstey WatkinsTheodoros N ArvanitisPauline BakibingaBeatrice ChipwazaNazratun Nayeem ChoudhuryPeter KibeOlufunke FayehunAkinyinka O OmigbodunEme OwoajeSenga PembaRachel PotterNarjis RizviJackie SturtJonathan CaveRomaina IqbalCaroline KabariaAlbino KaloloCatherine KyobutungiRichard J LilfordTitus MashanyaSylvester NdegeseOmar RahmanSaleem SayaniRita YusufAnne-Marie SlowtherPublished in: Digital health (2021)
There are indications of readiness for mobile consulting in communities with minimal resources. However, wider system strengthening is needed to bolster referrals, specialist services, laboratories and supply chains to fully realise the continuity of care and responsiveness that mobile consulting services offer, particularly during/beyond coronavirus disease 2019.