======ELMR: Lightweight Mobile Health Records======
The report discusses the development of Efficient Lightweight Mobile Records (ELMR) for healthcare applications in developing regions using cell phones. ELMR is designed to work under bandwidth and cost constraints, particularly in areas with limited data transmission capacity.  \\ 
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|Report location:  |[[https://foresightfordevelopment.org/sobipro/download-file/46-247/54|source]]   |
|Language:  |English  |
|Publisher:  |<WRAP> 
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|Authors:  | Amey Purandare,  Arthur Meacham,  Jay Chen,  Lakshminarayanan Subramanian, Arvind Kumar, Arvind Kumar, Amey Purandare, Jay Chen, Arthur Meacham, Lakshminarayanan Subramanian  |
|Geographic focus:  |Global, Ghana, South Africa   |

=====Methods=====
The research method involved designing and implementing the ELMR system using the RMS functionality in J2ME. The system was integrated into an HIV treatment application for African health workers to access and update health records in bandwidth-constrained environments.  \\ 
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=====Key Insights=====
Cell phones are increasingly used for healthcare applications in developing regions, where health workers handle most healthcare due to a lack of doctors. The ELMR system provides a lightweight database access protocol for remote record access and updates via SMS on mobile devices.  \\ 
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