Studies have shown that over 70 per cent of people in Sub-Saharan Africa have mobile phones; that’s huge. That shows us that it is an important resource that we can tap into in our environment.
Mobile phone technology has been used for both infectious and non-infectious diseases. It does not just shorten delays, but has also been used in improving adherence.
So using mobile technology is here to stay and is really an important resource that can be used in improving health outcomes in Nigeria.
IHVN has done a lot of work in that area, where we have reminders sent to people living with HIV to come for their medication.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. (Subhankar Chakraborty/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has asked all MPs and MLAs to adopt community health centres (CHC) and primary health centres (PHC) in their respective areas.
He said that the elected representatives should play a key role in upgrading and improving the health centres and prepare them adequately to face the third wave of the pandemic.
The chief minister, at a meeting of his Team 9 that is involved in Covid management, said that renovation, repair of health centres should be done without delay and they should be equipped with necessary infrastructure and equipment needed to treat Covid patients.
TIRUCHI The district administration has set up another COVID Care Centre (CCC) at Kalai Arangam near Central Bus Stand. The fourth in the city, the CCC is the first to have oxygen support.S. Sivasubra
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