Title: Telecommunications and health care : an HIV/AIDS warmline for communication and consultation in Rakai, Uganda

Authors: Chang, Larry William

Place: Chicago, IL [etc.]

Publisher: International association of physicians in AIDS care (IAPAC)

Year: 2008

Journal: Journal of the International association of physicians in AIDS care

Volume: vol. 7, no. 3

PAGE: 130--132

Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, health education, health personnel, aids, rural health, uganda

Abstract: Benefiting from the increasing mobile phone network, a warmline was established to provide clinical advice to an antiretroviral therapy programme. The warmline was used mostly by field staff and peripherally based peer health workers. Calls addressed important clinical issues and follow-up needs.

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2674571/pdf/nihms103992.pdf

Document type: E-article