mHealth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mobile phone penetration rates have reached 63% in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and are projected to pass 70% by 2013. In SSA, millions of people who never used traditional landlines now use mobile phones on a regular basis. Mobile health, or mHealth, is the utilization of short messaging service (SMS),...
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| Main Authors: | Thomas J. Betjeman, Samara E. Soghoian, Mark P. Foran |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2013-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/482324 |
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