Africa: Using Mobile to Fight HIV/Aids in Lesotho and Kenya - Breaking the Cycle of Infection With Data, M-Money and SMS

[Innovation in Africa] Lesotho has one of the highest infection rates for HIV/AIDS: 23% of the population live with HIV/AIDS. In Kenya young female students are an "at risk" group for HIV/AIDS. In both cases, the mobile phone has been used to tackle these problems in ways that have improved upon traditional ways of combatting the disease. Muchangwe Ferrao looks at the Lesotho experience and Russell Southwood describes an interesting approach to the issue in Kenya.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news