| WSIS STOCKTAKING & PARTNERSHIPS : ACTIVITY DETAILS |
| Entity: |
Stop TB Partnership website of the entity |
| Activity: |
Investing in mHealth and horses to find and treat people with TB in Lesotho website of the activity |
| Activity description: | Funded by the Stop TB Partnership, FIND has been working with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to improve TB case detection in hard to reach communities using a novel combination of mobile phone technology and traditional horse riders. The riders work with village health workers who screen patients for TB at health centres and in communities and use a novel text message system to track patients’ results. Already in the first 6 months, thousands of TB suspects have been registered using this system. Monthly facility reports, available via a web interface are automatically generated to track results. |
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| Entity from: International |
| Geographical coverage of the activity: National |
| WSIS action lines related to this activity:
Theme 1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development [National e-strategies] [Partnerships] Theme 7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life [E-health] Theme 8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content |
| Related MDGs:
MDG 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases |
| Activity type: Project |
| Time scale: Ongoing |
| Partners: Stop TB Partnership, FIND, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Lesotho |
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| Strategy for coordinating WSIS Implementation at the national level: No | ||
| National e-strategy: No | ||
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