Cell Phone Text Technology Helps Promote Health in Senegal

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A pilot project in rural Senegal uses text messaging to remind women of upcoming doctor's appointments and local health meetings. The sound of a text message, recognizable the world over, but in a small village tucked away down the sandy back-roads of Senegal, a few short beeps can be vital reminders. For mothers living in and around the Mbosse, receiving an SMS (cellphone small message service, text) from their doctor's helps keep themselves, and their babies, alive and healthy.


Cell Phone Text Technology Helps Promote Health in Senegal