Title:
Using mobile phones in a real-time biosurveillance program : lessons from the frontlines in Sri Lanka and India
Authors:
Gow, Gordon A. and Waidyanatha, Nuwan
Place:
[Edmonton
Publisher:
University of Alberta
Year:
2009]
PAGE:
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Subject:
mHealth in Low-Resource Settings
Keywords:
emergency medical services, disease control, disease prevention, mobile telecommunication services, sri lanka, india
Abstract:
An overview of an initiative to study the potential for new ICTs to improve early detection of disease outbreaks in Sri Lanka and India. It describes applications for mobile phone-based data reporting, and discusses initial findings on technology acceptance among frontline health workers.
URL:
http://www.ualberta.ca/~ggow/Gow_Waidyantha_submitted.pdf
Document type:
E-article