PROGRESS technical area: Mobile technologies for health
Regions
- Asia Pacific
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Countries
- Kenya
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
Funder
USAID
Duration
2013
The growing use of mobile phones and text messaging in developing countries prompted FHI 360 to develop and begin testing innovative ways to use this technology to improve family planning services under the PROGRESS award. Learn more about the PROGRESS mHealth portfolio below:
- Mobile for Reproductive Health (m4RH)
- Mobile job aid for community health workers
- Global technical leadership in mobile health
- Presentations and publications
PHOTO: Courtesy of Wellcome Library London.
PROGRESS (Program Research for Strengthening Services) was a five-year project awarded to FHI 360 by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in June 2008. The project sought to improve access to family planning among underserved populations by providing global technical leadership and working in selected countries.
Resources
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March 2013