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PHONES FOR HEALTH
Major Public-Private Partnership to Use Mobile Phones to Fight HIV/AIDS Pandemic
Barcelona, 13th February 2007: Leading players in the mobile phone industry and the U.S.
Government have joined forces to fight HIV/AIDS and other health challenges in 10 African
countries. Phones for Health is a cutting-edge $10 million public-private partnership, which
brings together mobile phone operators, handset manufacturers and technology companies - working
in close collaboration with Ministries of Health, global health organizations, and other partners
- to use the widespread and increasing mobile phone coverage in the developing world to strengthen
health systems.
"The explosive spread of mobile phone networks across the developing world has created a
unique opportunity to significantly transform how countries can tackle global health
challenges," said Dr. Howard Zucker, Assistant Director-General of the World Health
Organization (WHO), representing the WHO at the Partnership's launch at the 3GSM World
Congress in Barcelona.
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