Institute For The Future

Telemedicine and Monitoring AIDS Treatment in Africa

“With software developed by Ericsson and phones donated… health workers

can call up the medical records of pregnant women from an online

database and then, by cell phone, tell care-givers what to do during an

emergency…”

Another story on the above: A toll-free mobile service being

launched in selected remote areas in Africa promises to save lives by

connecting people with emergency medical cases to health personnel.

 

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