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Mobile Phones Don a New Role of AIDS Fighters!
At the 3GSM World Congress, Barcelona, it was proclaimed that the mobile
phones would be used to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic prevalent in the
continent.
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A public-private alliance between the US government and 5-member
groups from the mobile phone industry has taken an initiative called
Phone for Health for this purpose.
Phone for Health is actually a $10 Million scheme with aim to use
cell phone coverage to fortify the health systems in ten African
nations. Firms working on this noble project include the US Presidents
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Motorola, the GSM Association, Voxiva,
and Accenture.
Rob Conway, Chief Executive, GSM Association, said on February 20,
2007 in a statement reported by E-HEALTH INSIDER, Rapid and accurate
communications channels are crucial to tackling the many health problems
faced by African countries and other parts of the developing world.
The roll out of this health management software in Africa will
clearly demonstrate how governments can exploit the expanding mobile
infrastructure to enhance the well-being of their citizens.
The scheme expedites the real time collection of data from healthcare
staff and field workers and holds structured two-way intercommunication
to enhance supervision and feedback.
Paul Meyer, Chairman, Voxiva, says, Health workers will also be able
to use the system to order medicine, send alerts, download treatment
guidelines, training materials and access other appropriate information.
The current and future landscape of mobile phone coverage in Africa
supports the implementation of Phones for Health. Currently, over 60% of
African population lives in regions under mobile phone coverage. This is
projected to c limb to 85% by 2010 making it viable for the scheme to
use mobile phones to send information to the computer systems of the
authorities directly allowing for fast interferences for those at risk,
whenever necessary.
The RNCOS report African Mobile Handset Market Analysis (2006-2009)
says Africa is the worlds fastest developing mobile market. The mobile
subscribers in Africa are estimated to grow at a CAGR of around 22.05%
during the period 2005-2010 leading to a huge mobile subscriber base of
more than 310 Million.
The research report gives a detailed analysis of regional markets in
African region with future forecasts and key players operating in the
market. Apart from this, it also provides an in-depth analysis of the
worldwide mobile market by technology completed with statistical data.
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