SMS for Life: A pilot project to improve anti-malarial drug supply management in rural Tanzania using standard technology

Malaria Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Barrington, Jim ^a   Wereko Brobby, Olympia ^b   Ward, Peter ^c   Mwafongo, Winfred ^d   Kungulwe, Seif ^e  

^a Forum 1P 94   (Switzerland)

^b Forum 1P 94   (Switzerland)

^c IBM   (United Kingdom)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

^e Lindi District Council   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; QUININE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MANAGEMENT; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TANZANIA; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG STORAGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MALARIA; METHODOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG STORAGE; ETHANOLAMINES; FLUORENES; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MALARIA; QUININE; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 77958467210     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-9-298     Document Type: Article

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