"Hi Sheba,
Glad to see that Josh and Isaac were able to give you some useful tips. I'm not sure why my original comment isn't showing - sorry about that! Here is what I said yesterday:
Thanks very much for your post; sounds like some…"
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Frontline SMS intervention for malaria education program
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Mine is a most basic question - please bear with me. I am working on a proposal for an sms-based malaria education intervention program in the coastal region of Kenya. I would really appreciate…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Florence Scialom Feb 16, 2011.
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Florence Scialom replied to Elisheba Muturi's discussion Frontline SMS intervention for malaria education program
Elisheba Muturi replied to Elisheba Muturi's discussion Frontline SMS intervention for malaria education program"Thank you so much Josh and Isaac for touching base. I have been thinking about this exciting idea for a while but now that we have a solid deadline (end of March!) to submit a proposal - things have taken on a scary urgency. So, I am very…"
Josh Nesbit replied to Elisheba Muturi's discussion Frontline SMS intervention for malaria education program"Hi Sheba,
This sounds like a terrific project / proposal. Isaac and I (over at Medic Mobile) have received your email, and will reply shortly -- I also wanted to post here. (I see Florence has responded, but can't seem to read it…"
Florence Scialom replied to Elisheba Muturi's discussion Frontline SMS intervention for malaria education program"Hi Elisheba,
Thanks very much for your post; sounds like some really exciting uses you have planned for FrontlineSMS!
An initial response to your key questions: resource implications will depend on the scale of your project.…"
Elisheba Muturi posted a discussionFrontline SMS intervention for malaria education program
Mine is a most basic question - please bear with me. I am working on a proposal for an sms-based malaria education intervention program in the coastal region of Kenya. I would really appreciate hearing from those working on similar projects. Frontline SMS seems great for our ideas which include: - Using text messaging to remind mothers to attend antenatal visits; the use of insecticide-treated nets; appropriate treatment therapies; anti-malarial prophylaxis in pregnancy and prompt fever…See More
Elisheba Muturi replied to Ben Mazzotta's discussion Other platforms for comparison in the group Health"Thanks Isaac for sharing your valuable expertise on this - very useful. I am really excited to hear from you and how I wish I was in Nairobi to meet up! I am in N. America right now. I'll introduce you to my colleague via e-mail to see if…"
Elisheba Muturi replied to Ben Mazzotta's discussion Other platforms for comparison in the group Health"Thank you so much Ben and Isaac for this comparison. You just answered a question I was about to post as I am new to this - I just came across RapidSMS and was wondering how it differs from FrontlineSMS. Very encouraging to hear that F/SMS is a…"
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- We are seeking to deploying mobile technology for malaria prevention in Kenya. We are primarily interested in the use of sms technology for education and awareness but depending on the partners we can find, we could expand the scope of our program to optimize the potential of sms technology in other areas. Our ideas include:
- Using text messaging to promote safe malaria practices in the public. A key target population is families with young children as the highest risk population is expectant mothers and children under 5. We are thinking of the US text4baby model where the mothers sign up to receive text reminders promoting the use of insecticide-treated nets; appropriate treatment therapies; anti-malarial prophylaxis in pregnancy and prompt fever treatment in children.
- Using OpenMRS to track patient records of pregnant parents to ensure that they get antimalaria shots during their antenatal visits; as well as cases of children with fever [and possibly malaria]
-Using SMS to build a network of mobile community health workers
Our ideal project would look like the MOTECH initiative: http://mobileactive.org/motech-new-approach-health-care
We are very keen on any ideas
- Tell us about you. (Please also add an image to your profile)
- I am a health communication professional seeking to use technologies for health
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- http://shebamuturi.wordpress.com/
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