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Articles tagged with: Africa and United Nations
WFP, Vodafone Project Distributes Food Vouchers by Text Message in Burkina Faso
The U.N.'s World Food Program (WFP) and the mobile telecommunications company Vodafone are piloting a project that will allow shopkeepers in Burkina Faso to manage food vouchers by text message. more
Related Tags: vodafone-foundation, mobile-coupons, cell-phone, emergency, planning, Burkina Faso
Physician Uses Cell Phones to Bring Health Care to the Poor
Epidemiologist Joel Selanikio has used the explosion in mobile phone technology and the World Wide Web to deliver more effective public health services throughout the developing world. Dr. Selanikio and his organization DataDyne.org are making a difference by improving the medical information available to public health programs in under-served areas of the world. VOA's Natalia Ardanza has a profile for this week's "Making a Difference" series. more
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Mobile Phone Use Soars in Africa
The United Nations has released a report that says mobile phone use is growing faster in africa than anywhere else in the world. The report also says Internet connections have a long way to go. more
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Mobile Phone Towers to Monitor African Weather
A new partnership has been announced that will place weather monitoring stations on up to 5,000 mobile phone towers operated by Zain, and other mobile networks, across the african continent. The initiative is being backed by the Global Humanitarian Forum, Ericsson, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Earth Institute at Columbia University. more
Related Tags: zain, ericsson, weather, , lake-victoria, towers, security, target, cell-phone, farming, geneva
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