Title: Costs of early detection systems for epidemic malaria in highland areas of Kenya and Uganda

Authors: Mueller, Dirk H.

Place: [London]

Publisher: BioMed central

Year: 2009

Journal: Malaria journal

Volume: Vol. 8, No. 17

PAGE: --

Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: disease control, disease prevention, cost effectiveness, mobile telecommunication services, malaria, uganda, kenya

Abstract: The paper explores the costs of establishing and running an early detection system (EDS) for detecting and controlling malaria epidemics. An economic costing was carried out from the health service provider's perspective, among other factors considering switching to data transfer via mobile phones.

URL: http://www.malariajournal.com/content/pdf/1475-2875-8-17.pdf

Document type: E-article