http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2005/05/06/pilot-project-using-mobile-phones-for-healthcare-in-africa Comments for "Pilot project using mobile phones for healthcare in Africa" en http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2005/05/06/pilot-project-using-mobile-phones-for-healthcare-in-africa <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-4"><span class="flexinode-timestamp-13"> May 6, 2005 - 08:00, </span> <span class="flexinode-textfield-14"> OneWorld Africa</span> <div class="flexinode-textfield-15"> Technology works, people don&#039;t</div><br> <div class="flexinode-textarea-6"> <b><br />Study of pilot project using mobile phones for healthcare in Africa finds that technology works, but implementation, management and human factors are real hurdles.</b><br /><a href="http://bridges.org/" target="_blank">Bridges.org</a> has conducted an in-depth investigation of a pilot project by the Cape Town Health Directorate that tested innovative uses of mobile phone technology to improve the treatment of Tuberculosis (TB) in its clinics. This is part of the City's efforts to find better, and more cost-effective, methods for enhancing patient adherence to treatment regimes.<br class="clear" /></div> </div> http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2005/05/06/pilot-project-using-mobile-phones-for-healthcare-in-africa#comment Health Telecommunications and IT Sub-Saharan Africa Fri, 06 May 2005 08:38:54 -0400 _Steve L 392 at http://www.nextbillion.net