“A public-private initiative in the United Republic of Tanzania has announced the nationwide roll-out of a unique malaria treatment access initiative. The roll-out of “SMS for Life”, across the country follows a successful pilot project where mobile and electronic mapping technology was used to track the stock levels of anti-malarial drugs at health facilities to manage supplies of these essential treatments.
Launched in 2009, the “SMS for Life” pilot ran across three districts in Tanzania, ensuring access to essential malaria treatments for 888,000 people. 99% of health facilities involved avoided stock-outs of the artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), one of the main anti-malarial medicines.”
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Henry Neondo, ASNS News, 18 April 2011
