Mobile Technology, Global Health And Humanitarian Relief

This ONE Blog post describes a $28 million public-private partnership between the United Nations Foundation (UNF) and the Vodafone Foundation, which has helped mobile technology “become inextricably connected to global health and humanitarian relief.” The post describes how mobile phones are helping physicians track patient records and disease outbreaks and make decisions when assisting in child birth (Glauberman, 6/23).

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