The U.S. Government, through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program has invested $4.9 million (R49million) towards MomConnect, a program aimed at preventing maternal mortality through the use of mobile phone technology.
With MomConnect, the South African Government expects to save more lives by following women in their communities via mobile phone text messages instead of waiting for mothers to return to clinics for health care services. MomConnect will permit all pregnant women in the public health system to be registered to receive standardized health promotion messages, reminders on their check-up updates, and reminders on taking medication.
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