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. 2012 Feb;9(2):e1001176.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001176. Epub 2012 Feb 21.

Mobile phone text messaging: tool for malaria control in Africa

Dejan Zurovac  1 , Ambrose O Talisuna, Robert W Snow
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Mobile phone text messaging: tool for malaria control in Africa

Dejan Zurovac et al. PLoS Med. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

Dejan Zurovac and colleagues discuss six areas where text messaging could improve the delivery of health services and health outcomes in malaria in Africa.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Example of mobile phones common in rural Africa.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Potential applications of text messaging for routine malaria health service delivery.
Blue arrows, dominant SMS communication targeting control managers; red arrows, dominant SMS communication targeting health workers and patients; green boxes, areas of intervention.
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