Cell Phones Help Bring Down Infant Mortality

A project called Pesinet, currently running in Mali, provides a preventive medical diagnostic for childred aged 0-5 thanks to mobile phones. UnionNetwork.org reports.

"Local staff transmits information about the infants’ weights and symptoms such as fever via a Java application on their cell phones to pediatricians. The objective is to facilitate the quick identification of children that are at risk.

In the Senegalese version of the program, the infant mortality rate fell from 120 per 1000 to 8 per 1000. In 90% of cases, if the disease is quickly reported, the child will survive."

More on the project from Balancing Act Africa

emily | 9:19 AM | Health Issues and SMS Alerts |
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