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Article

29 Jul 2009

Author:
Bobbie Johnson, Guardian [UK]

Google joins push to send Ugandans vital information through their mobiles

Google is…joining the launch of a system aimed at helping some of the world's poorest people – by pumping information to their mobile phones…The project – known as AppLab – is launching today in Uganda, giving millions of phone users access to health advice…including information on HIV, Aids or other illnesses – or find nearby health clinics or medical services…Another part of the system allows Ugandan users to list items for sale or find things to buy from local merchants, enabling them to trade more effectively in their communities…The scheme has been orchestrated by the Grameen Foundation – a philanthropic spin-off of Grameen Bank…[also refers to MTN]