Overview
Farida Al Hosani is a public health specialist with an H-index of 19 at Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (Member). Has been published in Nature communications, Nature immunology, Lancet (London, England). Based in Unknown, Unknown, Global.
Biography
mHealth, an abbreviation for mobile health, is the practice of medicine and public health supported by mobile devices. The term is most commonly used in reference to using mobile communication devices, such as mobile phones, tablet computers and personal digital assistants (PDAs), and wearable devices such as smart watches, for health services, information, and data collection. The mHealth field has emerged as a sub-segment of eHealth and digital health, the use of information and communication technology (ICT), such as computers, mobile phones, communications satellite, patient monitors, etc., for health services and information. mHealth applications include the use of mobile devices in collecting community and clinical health data, delivery/sharing of healthcare information for practitioners, researchers and patients, real-time monitoring of patient vital signs, the direct provision of care as well as training and collaboration of health workers.
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Research Impact
5 Publications
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Front Public HealthJ Epidemiol Glob HealthLancetPLoS OneInfect Dis Model
Key Publications
A Review of COVID-19 Mass Testing in the United Arab Emirates.
Yemen's Malaria Crisis and its Implications for the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) Countries.
Preparing for future pandemics in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
The integration of mHealth technologies in telemedicine during the COVID-19 era: A cross-sectional study.
Modelling the effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 transmission from mobility maps.
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