MAMA Bangladesh participated in the GSMA mHealth Summit held on 28th May to June 1st, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. The purpose of the visit was to
- Attend MAMA Cross Country Learning Lab. Share top challenges and learning with MAMA Global and MAMA SA teams
- Present MAMA Bangladesh during MAMA Side Session and moderate Table Discussion based on subject area expertise to assist organizations in developing MNCH mobile messaging services
- Attend GSMA mHealth Summit/update on projects running in mHealth domain/common challenges faced/possible solutions and networking.
This trip was instrumental in global sharing of MAMA country program implementations, lessons learnt, achievements and challenges. As a next step, MAMA Bangladesh, by virtue of being the first pilot country, would like to contribute in MAMA global learning modules.
The Summit sessions were a good overview of the mHealth state of the industry and the potential of using mobile to support health systems and improve health outcomes.