1) Globally 44 per cent of mobile users have seen a medical professional using a mobile device during treatment or diagnosis. (MEF mHealth and Wearables Report 2015)
2) South Africans are keenest on health and fitness apps (22% vs the global average of 15%), while mobile users in Nigeria are the most likely to use medical apps (usage has more than doubled in a year from 7-17%). (MEF mHealth and Wearables Report 2015)
3) 80 per cent of global smartphone users in survey indicated interest in using their smartphones to interact with health care providers.( FICO)
4) Over half of tablet users over the age of 55 use tablets for health purposes. (Manhattan Research)
5) 63 per cent of Americans with gastrointestinal problems use nutritional tracking mobile apps (Makovsky Health)
6) Among obese or overweight consumers, 61 per cent would make use of a mobile app to communicate with a doctor (Makovsky Health)
7) In Qatar and Saudi Arabia more than half of consumers have seen mHealth in action by medical professionals and in the UAE it’s almost two-thirds. (MEF mHealth and Wearables Report 2015)
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