October 16, 2008
Gift of Handheld Devices Transforms Health Surveys
A program to help sub-Saharan African countries collect good, up-to-date health data using handheld devices instead of relying on slower, more expensive paper surveys has gotten a big boost.
The Vodafone Foundation and United Nations Foundation Technology Partnership has committed more than $2-million to the project, which will allow it to expand to 22 countries by the end of 2008.
"Collecting health data is the base of everything we do in public health," says Joel D.
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