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.
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.