A cell phone is more of a luxury than a necessity, right? Unless you're a teenage girl, who would probably rather give up food than texting, many of us consider owning a cell phone a wonderful convenience. So in the developing world, where millions have trouble accessing ample food, clean water and basic health care, providing mobile phones would be a wasteful extravagance, right? Maybe not. Among the myriad of new services and applications available through cellular technology are a number of mobile phone health management applications that can provide medical support where little is found. Mobile connections can be used by health care professionals out in the field. Even when working far away from a clinic or hospital, they can call for support, advice from specialists, or report outbreaks of diseases.
