SMS To Boost Immunization

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An AudienceScapes field blog post by Sushmita Malaviya describes how the Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Western Uttar Pradesh, India, used a mobile phone-based system called Angyadeep to boost child immunization coverage. Health department staff sent SMS reminders to parents about vaccination dates, helping the district register over 40,000 families and lift its polio vaccination coverage rate to 52%, with families lacking their own phone reached by having neighbours pass on the reminder.