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Mobiles To Track Bird Flu and AIDS Spread

Author

Jo Best

Publication Date

October 18, 2006

Summary

According to this article, mobile phones are being used to help doctors in Rwanda track the spread of diseases such as avian influenza and HIV/AIDS. Created by the GSM Association and Voxiva, the system allows medical and government staff to report on disease outbreaks, patient treatment status and to order medicine - all by using a mobile phone.

It is hoped that the system will be used in other African countries including Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania.


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Source

Silicon.com on October 18 2006.


Placed on the Communication Initiative site October 24 2006
Last Updated August 27 2009


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