Mobile phone applications transforming health care in developing countries
Posted on | June 2, 2010 | 3 Comments
Mobile phones are transforming health care in many developing countries, reports BBC.
The use of mobile phones worldwide is becoming more and more widespread each day, which makes it an ideal tool for health workers gathering vital information. Using an application called EpiSurveyor, critical data collection concerning, for example, vaccines and HIV rates, has now been made faster and more efficient. The application has been used successfully in several projects, for examle in a malaria study in Nigeria.
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Source: BBC.
Written by Fanny Johansson
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