Title: Improved response to disasters and outbreaks by tracking population movements with mobile phone network data : a post-earthquake geospatial study in Haiti

Authors: Bengtsson, Linus

Place: [San Francisco, CA etc.

Publisher: Public library of science (PLoS) medicine]

Year: 2011

Journal: PLoS medicine

Volume: Vol. 8, Issue 8

PAGE: --

Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, disasters, population transfers, disease prevention, haiti

Abstract: Population movements following disasters can compromise relief assistance. The authors used position data of SIM cards from the largest mobile phone company in Haiti to estimate the magnitude and trends of population movements following the Haiti 2010 earthquake and cholera outbreak.

URL: http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001083?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+plosmedicine/NewArticles+(Ambra+-+Medicine+New+Articles)

Document type: E-article