Tanzania uses SMSs to boost vaccination
The project relies on a custom-built mobile health system called mParis to send automated SMS messages to participants.
Source: theeastafrican.co.ke
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The project relies on a custom-built mobile health system called mParis to send automated SMS messages to participants.
Jan Ostermann, associate professor of health services policy and management, is leading a new project to increase vaccination uptake among children in rural and underserved areas.
"Sustained progress towards global vaccination targets requires overcoming, or compensating for, incrementally greater barriers to vaccinating hard-to-reach and hard-to-vaccinate children."