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SafeSIM Saves Lives in Rural Nepal

Medic Mobile will implement SafeSIM, a SIM card application for village level providers who care for local rural women. Improvements in mobile technology infrastructure and reduced cost of handsets means cell phone coverage has become quite extensive in rural Nepal. We utilize a SIM application that can be loaded onto local health workers’ handsets, allowing them to notify skilled birth attendants of upcoming deliveries, arrange transport for pregnant women and access emergency assistance.

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Not reported budget·USD 255 disbursed·GlobalGiving implementer·Nepal location·Sep 19, 2011 → Oct 18, 2012 timeline

Overview

About this project

Medic Mobile will implement SafeSIM, a SIM card application for village level providers who care for local rural women. Improvements in mobile technology infrastructure and reduced cost of handsets means cell phone coverage has become quite extensive in rural Nepal. We utilize a SIM application that can be loaded onto local health workers’ handsets, allowing them to notify skilled birth attendants of upcoming deliveries, arrange transport for pregnant women and access emergency assistance.

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