the revolutionary impacts of the covid-19 pandemic on mobile health; highlights of the fourth shiraz international congress on mobile health

Mobile health (m-health) is considered an undeniable part of health service delivery, planning, and marketing, which has dramatically changed due to the unique situation caused by the covid-19 pandemic. the forth international congress of mobile health, from february 14th to 16th, 2021, in shiraz, iran, aimed to provide a venue to exchange ideas, techniques, relevant experiments, and applications with a particular focus on the covid-19 pandemic impacts. more than 70 experts from different countries in engineering, biomedical sciences, and humanities presented their recent experiences in m-health advancements, particularly in response to the covid-19 outbreak. in this article, highlights of the most valuable ideas presented at the congress are concisely summarized to give scientists, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and other stakeholders a better understanding of the growing opportunities, and challenges toward the development of m-health