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SMS Tackle HIV in South Africa Sunday, October 26, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> General Technology   
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The popularity of mobile phones in South Africa is helping to tackle HIV and Aids in the nation. Project Masiluleke will send one million free text messages a day to push people to be tested and treated. Approximately 350,000 people die of Aids-related diseases in the country every year. Trials of the system showed that calls to counsellors at the National Aids helpline in Johannesburg increased by 200 precent when messages were broadcast. (source: news.bbc.co.uk)
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