Practice Safer Surgery Using this App According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 234 million surgeries are performed worldwide. Unfortunately, over 7 million surgical complications will occur resulting in over 1 million deaths. Of these tragic deaths, it is estimated that nearly three-quarters of these are preventable. In 2007, the WHO launched the Safe […]
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World Health Organization launches Zika app for physicians and health workers
The WHO Zika App is a must download for physicians who want to learn more about Zika.
World Health Organization releases mHealth research checklist to improve quality, accelerate adoption
A WHO working group has released a new mHealth research checklist for the reporting of studies involving mobile health interventions.
Review of Hospital Care for Children app from the WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has just released a new app containing their most current guidelines for “Hospital Care for Children”
Lessons from Ebola outbreak on using apps to fight infectious diseases
Experience using apps to combat Ebola offer interesting insights into their use to fight infectious disease.




