October 18, 2006
Mobiles 'to help track diseases'
Mobile phone technology is being developed to help manage the spread of diseases such as HIV and bird flu. The BBC reports.
"The software is designed to allow field workers using handsets to send and receive data on disease outbreaks along with patient and drug information.
The project is a collaboration between technology firm Voxiva and the trade association for mobile operators, GSMA.
Trials of the relatively low-cost application are underway in Rwanda, Africa and in Indonesia.
...This means a doctor working in the field can send information to a central database about how many people are affected by a disease, patient status, drug inventory levels and receive information such as alerts, treatment guidelines or lab test results.
Ben Soppitt, director of strategic initiatives, GSMA, said: "This will allow health officials to see real-time accurate data on the status of the healthcare system in their country so they can make informed decisions about where those resources are applied."
Previously:
-- Smart-tek To Distribute RFID Technology For Fighting Bird Flu
-- Fighting Bird Flu With Cellphones
-- Indonesia launches text message hotline to keep tabs on disease
-- Cell phones track bird flu in Cambodia
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