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As of 2019, 5.15 billion people, which equates to 67% of the global population, have a mobile device and this number is growing^[1]. Mobile phones have been used in healthcare and has fostered its own term, mHealth. They have also played a role in improving adherence to medication^[2]. For example, text messaging has been used to remind patients to take their medication in patients with chronic conditions such as asthma and hypertension^[3]. Other examples include the use of smartphones for synchronous and asynchronous Video Observed Therapy (VOT) as a replacement for the currently resource intensive^[4] standard of Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) (recommended by the WHO^[5]) for Tuberculosis management^[6]. Other mHealth interventions for improving adherence to medication include smartphone applications^[7], voice recognition in interactive phone calls^[8] and Telepharmacy^[9]. Some results show that the use of mHealth improves adherence to medication and is cost-effective^[9], though some reviews report mixed results^[10]. Studies show that using mHealth to improve adherence to medication is feasible and accepted by patients^[10][11]. mHealth interventions have also been used alongside other telehealth interventions such as wearable wireless pill sensors^[12], smart pillboxes^[12] and smart inhalers^[13].