Using mHealth to predict noncommunicable diseases: A public health opportunity for low- and middle-income countries

This editorial discussed the publications of a special issue by the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR). This special Theme Issue of JMIR offers a step forward in documenting what is known about surveillance of risk factors for NCDs in LMICs using mobile phone surveys (MPS). The evidence illustrates that the state-of-the-art is sufficient to roll out population-level surveys in LMICs using mobile phone platforms while paying careful attention to issues such as ethics, methodology, and turning results into practice. The results offer guidance for policy and practice.