Mobile technology to improve access to essential medicines in Zanzibar

Ministry of Health secretary Asha Ali Abdulla (seated right) and Nathan Mulure, representative of Novartis (seated centre) sign a contract to implement a ground-breaking initiative that will provide medicine stock visibility. SMS 4 Life aims at reducing stock-outs in Zanzibar. PHOTO|COURTESY 

In Summary

• SMS for Life which uses mobile phone technology will be deployed in government health facilities to monitor stock levels of essential medicines and report every week. The development aims at ensuring access to medicines in the island.

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By The Citizen Reporter @TheCitizenTZ news@tz.nationmedia.com

Vodacom Tanzania PLC in partnership with Swiss-based healthcare company, Novartis, has joined