Released on = March 23, 2007, 2:35 am

Press Release Author = Shushmul Maheshwari

Industry = Telecommunications

Press Release Summary = Mobile phones have become more useful for Africans. Now the
continent will see cell phones combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic and serving the
society!

Press Release Body = At the 3GSM World Congress, Barcelona, it was proclaimed that
the mobile phones would be used to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic prevalent in the
continent.

A public-private alliance between the US government and 5-member groups from the
mobile phone industry has taken an initiative called 'Phone for Health' for this
purpose.

'Phone for Health' is actually a $10 Million scheme with aim to use cell phone
coverage to fortify the health systems in ten African nations. Firms working on this
noble project include the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Motorola,
the GSM Association, Voxiva, and Accenture.

Rob Conway, Chief Executive, GSM Association, said on February 20, 2007 in a
statement reported by E-HEALTH INSIDER, "Rapid and accurate communications channels
are crucial to tackling the many health problems faced by African countries and
other parts of the developing world".

"The roll out of this health management software in Africa will clearly demonstrate
how governments can exploit the expanding mobile infrastructure to enhance the
well-being of their citizens."

The scheme expedites the real time collection of data from healthcare staff and
field workers and holds structured two-way intercommunication to enhance supervision
and feedback.

Paul Meyer, Chairman, Voxiva, says, "Health workers will also be able to use the
system to order medicine, send alerts, download treatment guidelines, training
materials and access other appropriate information".

The current and future landscape of mobile phone coverage in Africa supports the
implementation of 'Phones for Health'. Currently, over 60% of African population
lives in regions under mobile phone coverage. This is projected to climb to 85% by
2010 making it viable for the scheme to use mobile phones to send information to the
computer systems of the authorities directly allowing for fast interferences for
those at risk, whenever necessary.

The RNCOS report "African Mobile Handset Market Analysis (2006-2009)" says Africa is
the world's fastest developing mobile market. The mobile subscribers in Africa are
estimated to grow at a CAGR of around 22.05% during the period 2005-2010 leading to
a huge mobile subscriber base of more than 310 Million.

The research report gives a detailed analysis of regional markets in African region
with future forecasts and key players operating in the market. Apart from this, it
also provides an in-depth analysis of the worldwide mobile market by technology
completed with statistical data.

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