ArticleTropical medicine and infectious disease2018
The Development of a Mobile Application to Support Peripheral Health Workers to Diagnose and Treat People with Skin Diseases in Resource-Poor Settings.
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Feasibility and Usability of Mobile Applications for Monitoring Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Treatment in Colombia: 2019-2021
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Mobile Health Strategies to Tackle Skin Neglected Tropical Diseases With Recommendations From Innovative Experiences: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Pooled it
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- Implementation of a marketing plan for the dissemination of the WHO SkinNTDs app in Cameroon.PloS one · 2025Article
- Diagnosing skin neglected tropical diseases with the aid of digital health tools: A scoping review.PLOS digital health · 2024Article
- Evaluating the World Health Organization's SkinNTDs App as a Training Tool for Skin Neglected Tropical Diseases in Ghana and Kenya: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- The NLR SkinApp: Testing a Supporting mHealth Tool for Frontline Health Workers Performing Skin Screening in Ethiopia and Tanzania.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
- mHealth Monitoring of Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients: A Community-Based Implementation Study.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- A Review of Software and Mobile Apps to Support the Clinical Diagnosis of Hansen Disease.JMIR dermatology · 2023Article
- A global call for action to tackle skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs) through integration: An ambitious step change.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Assessing the Quality of the World Health Organization's Skin NTDs App as a Training Tool in Ghana and Kenya: Protocol for a Cross-sectional Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Quantifying Population Burden and Effectiveness of Decentralized Surveillance Strategies for Skin-Presenting Neglected Tropical Diseases, Liberia.Emerging infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Reimagining leprosy elimination with AI analysis of a combination of skin lesion images with demographic and clinical data.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2022Article
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- Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles and Mesoporous Bioactive Glasses for Wound Management: From Skin Regeneration to Cancer Therapy.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- A comprehensive research agenda for zero leprosy.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2020Article
- Morbidity management and surveillance of lymphatic filariasis disease and acute dermatolymphangioadenitis attacks using a mobile phone-based tool by community health volunteers in Ghana.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
- Skin Disease in the Tropics and the Lessons that can be Learned from Leprosy and Other Neglected Diseases.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2020Article
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Abstract
The high prevalence of skin diseases in resource-poor settings, where health workers with sufficient knowledge of skin diseases are scarce, calls for innovative measures. Timely diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases, especially neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that manifest with skin lesions, such as leprosy, is crucial to prevent disabilities as well as psychological and socioeconomic problems. Innovative technological methods like telemedicine and mobile health (mHealth) can help to bridge the gap between the burden of skin diseases and the lack of capable staff in resource-poor settings by bringing essential health services from central level closer to peripheral levels. Netherlands Leprosy Relief (NLR) has developed a mobile phone application called the 'SkinApp', which aims to support peripheral health workers to recognize the early signs and symptoms of skin diseases, including skin NTDs, and to start treatment promptly or refer for more advanced diagnostic testing or disease management when needed. Further research is needed to determine how greatly mHealth in general and the SkinApp in particular can contribute to improved health outcomes, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
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