• DocumentCode
    12700
  • Title

    Africa - ´Life-saving´ text service launched in Sierra Leone [News Briefing]

  • Author

    Sharpe, Lorna

  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Jun-13
  • Firstpage
    13
  • Lastpage
    14
  • Abstract
    THE RED CROSS is working with mobile communications providers in Sierra Leone to save lives through the use of an innovative locationtargeted SMS system. The Red Cross and Airtel initiative, which was launched in April, provides people with information about disease outbreaks and other emergencies such as fires or floods.
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Engineering & Technology
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1750-9637
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/et.2013.0520
  • Filename
    6547889