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UNAIDS Welcomes Public-Private Partnership to Use Mobile Phones in AIDS Response
Geneva , 13 February 2007 - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
welcomes a new US$ 10 million public-private partnership between leading players in
the mobile phone industry and the US government who have joined forces to tackle AIDS
and other health crisis in ten African countries.
The partnership entitled 'Phones for Health' will allow health workers in the field to use a
standard mobile phone equipped with a downloadable application to submit critical health
information directly into central computer systems. Once entered, the data is mapped and
analysed and made immediately available to health authorities at multiple levels via the
web. "Through this partnership, health professionals will be able to access real time
information about treatment stocks, training manuals, guidelines and other key information
to help them deliver the best possible care and support to people living with and affected
by HIV," said Dr Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS. "Any kind of improvements that can
be made to strengthen health systems should be welcomed and it is encouraging to see that
modern technological companies are using their knowledge and expertise to advance the response
to AIDS," he added.
The 'Phones for Health' partners-the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),
the GSM Association Development Fund, Accenture Development Partners, Motorola, MTN and
Voxiva--are initially focused on 10 African countries, building on an already successful
deployment in Rwanda. The partnership is also likely to be extended further in Africa and
Asia to address tuberculosis, malaria and other infectious diseases.
For more information on 'Phones for Health' visit:
http://www.pepfar.gov/press/80384.htm
Contact
Sophie Barton-Knott, UNAIDS Geneva
Tel: +41 22 791 1697
Email:bartonknotts@unaids.org
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