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Pambazuko PALM

Country:  Kenya Activities: A web-based application delivered on PDAs was developed and tested in 2007 to collect patient risk assessment data, and deliver counseling protocol training and evaluation...

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Mobile Technology to Reduce Maternal Death

Country:  Senegal Activities: The region of Kedougou has the highest maternal mortality rates in Senegal, due to poor quality and limited availability of obstetric health services. In order to improve...

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CommCare

Country:  Tanzania Activities: Th mobile-phone based application aims to assist community health workers in managing household visits and planing their day, while at the same time collecting and...

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ChildCount

Country:  Kenya Activities: In this pilot (started in July 2009), a mobile application based on RapidSMS was used by 100 community health workers (CHWs) in Sauri, Kenya, to actively monitor 9,500+...

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Mobile Teledermatology Service

Country:  Botswana, Malawi Activities: The Africa Teledermatology Project, initiated in 2007, operates in six African countries, using ICT to capture and send images of patients to specialists in...

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Distance Diagnosis in Rural Tanzania

Country:  Tanzania Activities: Clinical officers use mobile phones to take pictures and notes of patients in remote areas of Tanzania. The information on complex medical cases can be shared with...

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Screening for Oral Cancer

Country:  India Activities: Medical personnel of a cancer centre and two hospitals in India have started screening high-risk individuals for oral cancer using smart phones with camera. The condition...

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Expedited Results System to Improve Early Infant Diagnosis

Country:  Mozambique Activities: After a successful 2009 pilot, Mozambique has nationally rolled out SMS printers in 2010. The results of infant HIV tests are electronically transmitted from two...

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Saving mothers and newborns using RapidSMS

Country:  Rwanda Activities: The Rwandan RapidSMS application was designed specifically to support maternal, neonatal and early child health at the community level and to save mothers and newborn...

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Librarians & Doctors Teaming Up

Country:  Guatemala Activities: Librarians and physicians are teaming up in order to improve accessibility of clinical information in Guatemala and thus improving care. In a first step it wlll provide...

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