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mPOWERING FRONTLINE HEALTHWORKERSFrontline health workers are the backbone of health systems in resource-constrained environments, yet theyface numerous challenges: inadequate refresher training, weak performance incentives, difficulty reachingremote populations, a lack of supportive supervision, inadequate supply of health products and insufficient real-time access to patient data and reference information.mPowering Frontline Health Workers is an innovative public-private partnership designed to contribute tothe elimination of preventable child and maternal deaths by accelerating the use of mobile technology toimprove the skills and performance of frontline health workers. The partnership will leverage the resourcesand expertise of its founding members: USAID, UNICEF, Qualcomm, Vodafone, Intel, GlaxoSmithKline,Frontline Health Workers Coalition, MDG Health Alliance, Praekelt Foundation, and the mHealth Alliance.The partnership will address multiple barriers to scaling mHealth initiatives for frontline health workers,including issues regarding interoperability, shared standards, terminology, evidence, re-usable tools, sustainablefinancing models, and country ownership.Over the next three years, mPowering Frontline Health Workers will :Build the capacity of governments, organizations and individuals to harness the power of mobiletechnology to strengthen maternal and child health services delivered by frontline health workersSupport the scale up of mHealth applications for frontline health workers through country-basedmulti-stakeholder coalitions in six countries: India, Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambique, Tanzania andUgandaGenerate evidence and information on the use of mobile technology by frontline health workersto mobilize resources and improve the design of mHealth applications.It will achieve these three objectives by undertaking the following activities:1. Crowdsource innovative multi‐media, multilingual health content for use in multipleapplications;2. Create an online library of downloadable digital health content that can be accessed byorganizations in developing countries;3. Accelerate the sustainable expansion of mHealth for frontline health workers in at least twodeveloping countries;4. Rigorously evaluate partnership activities with a focus on cost effectiveness, impact andpotential for sustainability; and5. Share experiences through global learning events, platforms, workshops and webinars.For more information, visit www.mpoweringhealth.org, or contact Lesley-Anne Long, Global Director,mPowering Frontline Health Workers at Lesley-Anne.Long@mpoweringhealth.org, or BethAnne Moskov,Deputy Director, Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition, USAID at bmoskov@usaid.gov.6 mHEALTH COMPENDIUM | VOLUME 3