Report
A UNICEF report by Geoffrey Njoku and Paula Fedeski describes how RapidSMS text messaging was used to track Nigeria’s distribution of some 63 million insecticide-treated mosquito nets, the largest campaign of its kind at the time, as part of efforts to halve the country’s malaria burden by the end of 2010. Coded SMS messages, sent on free short codes donated by MTN Nigeria and Zain, let warehouse managers and distribution teams report nets dispatched, received and handed out in real time, giving the National Malaria Control Programme and Roll Back Malaria partners an accurate picture of the rollout as it happened.
Region
Africa
Country
Nigeria
Category
Health
Organisation / Author
UNICEF