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Editorial
. 2018 Apr 24;3(Suppl 2):e000592.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000592. eCollection 2018.

Taking digital health innovation to scale in South Africa: ten lessons from MomConnect

Joanne Peter  1 , Peter Benjamin  2 , Amnesty Elizabeth LeFevre  3 , Peter Barron  4   5 , Yogan Pillay  6
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Editorial

Taking digital health innovation to scale in South Africa: ten lessons from MomConnect

Joanne Peter et al. BMJ Glob Health. .
No abstract available

Keywords: child health; health education and promotion; maternal health.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: JP is an employee of Johnson & Johnson, one of the funders of MomConnect.

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