Mr Brahima Sanou, Director of the ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau was interviewed on 13 January, 2015 by United Nations Radio on the recently launched ITU Ebola-Info-Sharing mobile application.
The development of the application is the result of a resolution that was adopted at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference held in Busan, Republic of Korea, in November last year.
In the resolution Member States asked ITU to develop ways in which information and communication technologies can be used to break the chain of health related emergencies such as the Ebola virus transmission.
"The ITU Ebola-Info-Sharing app is part of ITU's first steps in the fight against the Ebola Virus,"said Mr Sanou. "We are working with different UN organizations, NGOs, organizations and country officials to continuously update the application by incorporating their data and other relevant information on the Ebola disease outbreak response."
He said ITU has also deployed satellite terminals in the Ebola affected countries to support response efforts and enhance communication among the various international partners working on the ground.
The app can be downloaded for free by the public and anybody involved in the fight against the Ebola outbreak and is available in both English and French.
Mr Sanou said ITU is working in partnership with its members and other UN organizations to harness the power of the mobile phone technology in health, education, agriculture, commerce, sport, banking to achieve sustainable development.
Mr Brahima Sanou's interview with UN Radio.
