Title: Rural health centres, communities and malaria case detection in Zambia using mobile telephones : a means to detect potential reservoirs of infection in unstable transmission conditions

Authors: Kamanga, Aniset

Place: [London]

Publisher: BioMed central

Year: 2010

Journal: Malaria journal

Volume: Vol. 9, No. 96

PAGE: --

Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, data collection, data transmission, malaria, rural health, zambia

Abstract: Twelve rural health centres in Zambia were recruited to send weekly information of rapid malaria tests used and number of positive diagnoses to the Malaria Institute at Macha using SMS. Data can be used to map case location and frequency so as to deploy supplies and plan effective interventions.

URL: http://www.malariajournal.com/content/pdf/1475-2875-9-96.pdf

Document type: E-article