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Aims: The aim of the study was to provide an articulated body of literature on assessment and consultative exercises of m-health advances in physical activity from an Indian perspective. Settings and Design: Scoping review was conducted using the Arksey and O’Malley framework (2005) and thereafter consultative exercises were performed. Subjects and methods: We searched the electronic databases and available grey literature from last 10 years. PRISMA flowchart for the study selection process was used to guide reporting. Data extraction included information on study design, authors, year of study, location and key findings on assessment of m-health advances in physical activity from an Indian context. Data were compiled and summarized narratively. Results: Total 9 studies were selected for the final review out of 24 review articles searched. Scoping review revealed that six studies measuring physical activity with an accelerometer or pedometer and three studies used Smartphone applications for physical activity promotion. Actigraph Accelerometer, was the most popular tool and pedometer was considered as feasible and effective tool for monitoring physical activity. Stakeholder consultation exercises have indicated that mobile health apps play a valuable role in enhancing accessibility to physical activity resources, promoting behavior modification, and fostering continued user engagement. However, there is a consensus among stakeholders that these apps would be even more beneficial if they provided users with constructive feedback and personalized recommendations. Conclusion: This review highlights how mobile health interventions promote physical activity. However, limited evidence calls for further research in the Indian context.

Disruption during Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the need for healthcare supply chain management in order to achieve effective delivery of health services. Though considerable efforts have been undertaken on managing the healthcare supply chain disruptions in India but there is a paucity of literature that documented the effect of supply chain disruptions in dental practices during a covid-19 pandemic. During a pandemic, the disruptions in production and distribution of dental products were seen in India. Indian dental market is largely dependent on imports and there is a scarcity of local production units. The main dental companies reported a significant decline in production during the first wave of Covid-19. The increase in demand for dental supplies was seen with a shutdown, shortage of labor, and scarcity of raw materials. Disruption rippled through the supply chain and this was caused by a large distortion in demand. This phenomenon led to the bullwhip effect. This bullwhip effect crisis led to increased costs in dental practices. Covid19 has shown a significant lack of resilience in the Indian dental healthcare supply chain. This study identified a few loopholes in the dental supply chain and suggested a way forward for managing the supply chain disruptions. It seems that there is a need for more comprehensive research on dental supply chain resilience from an Indian perspective to prevent disruptions, particularly in emergent situations.