United States: US President s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Joins mHealth Alliance.Byline: Mamta03 The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief The President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR/Emergency Plan) is a commitment of $15 billion over five years (2003–2008) from United States President George W. Bush to fight the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. (PEPFAR PEPFAR President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ), the largest commitment ever by any nation to combat a single disease, is joining the mHealth Alliance as a founding partner. The partnership was announced by Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, who oversees implementation of PEPFAR, in a keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. he delivered to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health mHealth Summit conference in Washington, D.C. "In Africa and around the world, the increasing ubiquity Ubiquity See also Omnipresence. Burma-Shave their signs seen as “verses of the wayside throughout America.” [Am. Commerce and Folklore: Misc. of mobile devices presents an important opportunity to deliver efficiently and rapidly a suite of HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , from education and awareness to remote data collection and monitoring, communication and training for health care workers, disease tracking, and diagnostic treatment and support," Goosby said. "We are delighted to join the UN Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation Rockefeller Foundation, philanthropic institution established (1913) by John D. Rockefeller, Sr., to promote "the well-being of mankind throughout the world." During its first 14 years the foundation received $183 million from Rockefeller. , and Vodafone Foundation in growing the mHealth Alliance. Our collaboration will leverage the tremendous potential of wireless devices and networks to strengthen prevention and health care, improving patient outcomes." Dr. Daniel Carucci, Vice President for Global Health at the United Nations Foundation, noted: "This is the latest in a series of strong collaborations between the UN Foundation and PEPFAR. We are already strongly engaged with PEPFAR in the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and in our active Women & Population program dedicated to empowering women and girls." "The promise of mHealth to extend quality health care to the further reaches of wireless communication can only be delivered with the right partners working together on the ground," said David Aylward, mHealth Alliance Executive Director. "We are delighted to welcome PEPFAR and its network of host country participants to the mHealth Alliance. We look forward to sharing our respective strengths, experiences, methodologies, and resources, to deliver more health for the money, and better health." PEPFAR's support will expand the overall Alliance program. It will also strengthen country HIV/AIDS programs by introducing mobile technology-enhanced solutions in select host countries, and sharing best practices, including the experiences of the PEPFAR's Phones for Health public-private partnership Public-private partnership (PPP) describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies. These schemes are sometimes referred to as PPP or P3. . The mHealth Alliance was launched to accelerate and build cross-sector collaboration in delivering on the promise of mobile technology to help meet some of the gravest global health challenges, including reducing child mortality, improving maternal health Maternal health care is a concept that encompasses preconception, prenatal, and postnatal care. Goals of preconception care can include providing health promotion, screening and interventions for women of reproductive age to reduce risk factors that might affect future pregnancies. and combating HIV/AIDS. In addition to cooperative field projects, initial areas of broader Alliance activity include identifying barriers to mHealth deployment, best practices and effective policy frameworks to allow mHealth to contribute to long-term, sustainable and improved health outcomes, and building private sector engagement to reduce the cost and increase the reach and value proposition of mHealth. Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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