Mobile health applications during epidemic management in India: a review

Mobile health applications during epidemic management in India: a review

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INTRODUCTION: Smart cities endeavour to provide a good quality of life to its inhabitants.The COVID-19 pandemic necessitates redrawing the framework of epidemic management in India.Information, Communication & Technology (ICT) solutions such as mobile health (mHealth) can complement this.OBJECTIVES: To review ICT and mHealth used for epidemic management in smart cities of India.

METHODS: A systematic review was conducted to identify the use of ICT or mHealth applications Accessories for epidemic management in smart cities.A predefined search strategy and a predefined eligibility criterion to search for articles published in English on Medline were used.RESULTS: Our study showed ICT and mHealth use has increased during the recent COVID-19 pandemic in India and available solutions can be applied in smart city framework to improve epidemic management and achieve mHealth targets.CONCLUSION: We conclude that there have been many advances in the provisions of ICT and mHealth interventions in India in Denture Products context to smart cities and scope for improvements abound.