On 28 October, 2009 the World Bank will host the international videoseminar "M-Health: From Policy to Implementation" organized by the World Bank Group, UN Foundation,  m-Health Alliance in collaboration with the National Institute of Health (NIH), Foundation of National Institutions of Health (FNIH), Institute of Contemporary Development and Institute of the Information Society.

This unique one-day workshop will bring together lessons, innovations, and perspectives from over 30 practitioners and policy makers from key organization in the m-Health field. The workshop will discuss specific case studies and country perspectives on mHealth and address scaling up mobile innovations in World Bank Health Sector Projects. World Bank @ mHealth Day is an integral part of the mHealth Summit focusing on Mobile Technologies as a platform for health research and health care delivery. The mHealth Summit is an unprecedented event that will bring together researchers, policy-makers, collaborators and visionaries from around the world to exchange ideas, novel approaches, research and findings surrounding mHealth issues both in the United States and in developing countries. 

The videoseminar "M-Health: From Policy to Implementation" will consist of two parts: local (14.00-15.30) and global (16.00-19.45).

The local session which will be hosted by Moscow Office of the World Bank (at Bolshaya Molchanovka str., 36-1, office 109) will be devoted to discussion of m-Health problems in Russia and perspectives of its use.

The results of the Russian session of the international videoseminar will be then presented to the global audience.

The event will also be broadcasted via Internet at the World Bank’s web-site in English and in Russian – www.worldbank.org/edevelopment/live.

We invite you to take part in the seminar.

Please confirm your interest by email: alexandra.sukhacheva@iis.ru. Should you have any questions, please contact Alexandra Sukhacheva by the aforementioned email or by phone: +7(495) 625-4203.

Additional materials are available on web-page of the event at the World Bank’s web-site http://go.worldbank.org/MP5IY2CJA0.