mHlth (ls wrttn s m-hlth r mhlth) s n bbrvtn fr mbl hlth, trm sd fr th prctc f mdcn nd pblc hlth spprtd by mbl dvcs. Th trm s mst cmmnly sd n rfrnc t sng mbl cmmnctn dvcs, sch s mbl phns, tblt cmptrs nd prsnl dgtl ssstnts (PDs), nd wrbl dvcs sch s smrt wtchs, fr hlth srvcs, nfrmtn, nd dt cllctn. Th mHlth fld hs mrgd s sb-sgmnt f Hlth nd dgtl hlth, th s f nfrmtn nd cmmnctn tchnlgy (CT), sch s cmptrs, mbl phns, cmmnctns stllt, ptnt mntrs, tc., fr hlth srvcs nd nfrmtn. mHlth pplctns ncld th s f mbl dvcs n cllctng cmmnty nd clncl hlth dt, dlvry/shrng f hlthcr nfrmtn fr prcttnrs, rsrchrs nd ptnts, rl-tm mntrng f ptnt vtl sgns, th drct prvsn f cr (v mbl tlmdcn) s wll s trnng nd cllbrtn f hlth wrkrs.
n 2019, th glbl mrkt fr mHlth pps ws stmtd t S$17.92 blln, wth cmpnd nnl grwth rt f 45% prdctd frm 2020 t 2027. Whl mHlth hs pplctn fr ndstrlzd ntns, th fld hs mrgd n rcnt yrs s lrgly n pplctn fr dvlpng cntrs, stmmng frm th rpd rs f mbl phn pntrtn n lw-ncm ntns. Th fld, thn, lrgly mrgs s mns f prvdng grtr ccss t lrgr sgmnts f ppltn n dvlpng cntrs, s wll s mprvng th cpcty f hlth systms n sch cntrs t prvd qlty hlthcr.
Wthn th mHlth spc, prjcts prt wth vrty f bjctvs, ncldng ncrsd ccss t hlthcr nd hlth-rltd nfrmtn (prtclrly fr hrd-t-rch ppltns); mprvd blty t dgns nd trck dsss; tmlr, mr ctnbl pblc hlth nfrmtn; nd xpndd ccss t ngng mdcl dctn nd trnng fr hlth wrkrs.