FrontlineSMS ebola
Details of the organization
Name *
The United Methodist Church
Country *
United States of America
Website (URL)
http://www.umc.org
Type *
Others
Information about the project
Project title *
FrontlineSMS ebola
Description *
The United Methodist Church is sending out hope and life-saving ebola information to Africa twice daily – in 160 characters or less. Hope is in desperate demand in the Ebola outbreak and so is a clear message about what the disease is, how to prevent it, and how to avoid spreading it. Traditional forms of media do not reach all the people in Sierra Leone and Liberia where the church has congregations and some members are dying from Ebola. FrontlineSMS is a free, open-source texting service that doesn’t rely on Internet connection and can send out messages to groups and is being used by the church to send out text messages twice a day that both inform and soothe.
Project website
http://www.umc.org/news-and-media/life-saving-ebola-messages-in-160-characters-or-less
Geographical coverage *
International implementation
Countries of implementation
Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
Status *
Fully implemented and active
from 23/09/2014
eHealth information
Target beneficiary groups *
Adult
Target user groups *
Community health worker
Family/care giver
Nurse and midwife
Self-use/patient
Health topics addressed *
Mental health
ebola, infectious diseases
Diseases addressed *
Ebola
eHealth applications *
Access to information and services
Diagnostic and treatment support
Disease surveillance
Emergency/humanitarian response
Health education
Health promotion
ICT infrastructure *
Satellite
Equipment and devices *
Mobile phones
Other technologies
SMS
Standards
None
Programme evaluation *
This project is evaluated?
No