A Comparative Analysis of Traditional Dental Screening versus Smart Phone Screening. Singh, N., & Naidoo, S. (2026). South African Dental Journal, 80(10), 539-544. https://doi.org/10.17159/sadj.v80i10.21030

The utility of a smartphone electronic referral application in facilitating telemedicine in pulmonology. Ganya W., Moolla M. S., Singh N., Allwood B., Lalla U., Irusen E. M., Koegelenberg C. F. N. South African Medical Journal, 115(10):e2747. Nov 4, 2025; doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i10.2747. PMID: 41378537.

Facilitating access to dermatological care in South Africa using a mobile telemedicine application. Amien, A., Visser, W. I., & Mahomed, H. British Journal of Dermatology, 193(5), November 2025, pp. 1017–1019, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljaf289

Improving tuberculosis diagnosis in South Africa’s private sector: The results of a pilot public–private mix intervention in eThekwini health district. Boffa, J., Mhlaba, T., Chibi, B., Naidoo, M., Lutchminarain, K., Swe Swe‑Han, K., Chikovore, J., Mapham, W., & Moyo, S. (2025). PLOS Global Public Health, 5(4), e0004233. doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004233

Optimising insulin use in people living with type 2 diabetes at primary healthcare facilities: The Tshwane Insulin Project. Rheeder, P, Botha, G, Mohlala, G M, Bales, O, van Zyl, D G, & Ngassa Piotie, P. (2025). SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 115(6), 33-38. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i6.2551

Harnessing referrals as a novel data source for improving primary health care workers’ performance in Ethiopia. Anore, Z. A., Mohammed, J. M., Sendekie, T. Y., Berhanu, D. D., Peter, J., Mapham, W., Wubneh, S. B., Desta, F. A., & Dagnaw, B. G. (2023, July). Ministry of Health Ethiopia, USAID, & Jhpiego. Read the study.

The use of a mobile software application to improve the management of open tibia fractures in a resource‑constrained environment. Mzamo, S., Rajpaul, J., O’Connor, M., Arnold, J., & Marais, L. C. (2023). South African Orthopaedic Journal, 22(3), 140–145. https://hdl.handle.net/10520/ejc-mp_saoj_v22_n3_a7

Facilitating remote access to specialist medical expertise through the scaled‑up adoption of a smartphone application: A South African case. Blanckenberg, N., & Motala, T. (2022). South African Medical Journal, 112(2), 108–112. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35139992/

Use of the Vula App to refer patients in the West Coast District: A descriptive exploratory qualitative study. Steyn, L., Mash, R. J., & Hendricks, G. (2022). South African Family Practice, 64(1), e1-e9. DOI: 10.4102/safp.v64i1.5491

Towards a theoretical understanding of workarounds emerging from use of a referral mobile application: a developing country context. Kapepo, M. I., Van Belle, J., Weimann, E. (2022). Procedia Computer Science, 196, 533-541. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2021.12.046

Investigating the effect of the Vula Mobile app on coordination of care and capacity building in district health services, Cape Town: Convergent mixed methods study. Gloster, P., Mash, R., & Swartz, S. (2021). South African Family Practice, 63(1), e1-e13. doi: 10.4102/safp.v63i1.5251

Teleconsultation for diagnosis and care of burn injuries in the Western Cape: Evaluation of healthcare providers intention to use mHealth technology. Diango, K.N. (2020). Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Emergency Medicine. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32649

Orthopaedic referrals using a smartphone app: Uptake, response times and outcome. Morkel, R W, Mann, Τ Ν, du Preez, G, & du Toit, J. (2019). SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 109(11), 859-864. https://doi.org/10.7196/samj.2019.v109i11.13986

A smartphone-based consultation system for acute burns – methodological challenges related to follow-up of the system. Hasselberg, M., Wallis, L., Blessing, P., & Laflamme, L. (2017). Global Health Action, 10(sup3). https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2017.1328168

Integration of mHealth information and communication technologies into the clinical settings of hospitals in Sub‑Saharan Africa: Qualitative study. Ogundaini, O. O., de la Harpe, R., & McLean, N. (2021). JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 9(10), e26358. doi: 10.2196/26358

Integration of palliative care into South Africa’s health system: A before and after implementation study. Arendse, J. O., Zweigenthal, V., & Gwyther, L. (2026). Health SA Gesondheid, 31, a3242. https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v31i0.3242

Evaluating referrals between rural district hospitals and a regional hospital in South Africa. Ngoie, K. D., Jenkins, L., & Schoevers, J. (2025). African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 17(1), a4956. https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v17i1.4956

Time to regional surgical care in rural South Africa. MacQuene, T., Shanoada, R., De Kerk, A., Gaynor, T., Duvenage, R., Maine, R., & Chu, K. (2024). South African Journal of Surgery, 62(4), 318–322. https://doi.org/10.36303/SAJS.00758

Integrating mental health into primary care in Nigeria: Implementation outcomes and clinical impact of the HAPPINESS intervention. Iheanacho, T., Chu, C., Aguocha, C. M., Nwefoh, E., & Dike, C. (2024). Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 11, e9. https://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2024.4

The interplay between technology performativity and health care professionals in hospital settings: Service design approach. Ogundaini, O., & de la Harpe, R. (2022). JMIR Formative Research, 6(1), e23236. https://doi.org/10.2196/23236

Teleconsultation using mobile phones for diagnosis and acute care of burn injuries among emergency physicians: Mixed-methods study. Klingberg, A., Wallis, L. A., Hasselberg, M., Yen, P.-Y., & Fritzell, S. C. (2018). JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 6(10), e11076. https://doi.org/10.2196/11076

Conference abstract

A review of knee pathologies referred to a secondary hospital in the Western Cape via a mobile health referral platform. Amod, Z., Bonner, B., & Held, M. (2024). SAOA 2024 Podium Presentation Abstracts, P52 [Conference abstract]. South African Orthopaedic Association. Read the abstract.