mNutrition and ICT: Mobile Phones as the Next Avenue to Improve Nutrition
Published By: eSocialSciences | Published Date: January, 12 , 2015This paper overviews of the nutrition problem, and locates ICT and mobile phones as a major role player in improving the nutritional status of the people, especially women and children, in developing countries. mNutrition is an initiative in which mobile phones will be used as a drive to tackle the problem of malnutrition among children and women. GSMA has undertaken the initiative to deliver a range of mobile services covering areas of nutrition, agriculture and healthcare and entail the launch of behaviour change communication services, agricultural extension services, population-level registration and data tracking.
Author(s): Rituparna Dutta | Posted on: Jan 12, 2015 | Views(1174) | Download (818)