Report
This evaluation looks at a project led by On Cue, a small company based in Cape Town, which sends Short Message Service (SMS) messages to patients via mobile telephones, reminding them to take their TB medication at pre-determined times. The Compliance Service aims to provide an affordable solution to improve patient adherence to TB treatment and reduce the associated costs of the DOTS (Directly Observed Therapy) System for both patients and clinics. This March 2005 evaluation report presents the lessons learned so far to inform decisionmaking about future rollout of this system, as well as other uses of cellular technology in the healthcare sector.