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Text messages boost malaria care
Text messages could be a cost effective way of improving care for poor children with malaria, according to researchers. A six month study involving 119 health workers in Kenya, published in The Lancet, showed texts increased the number following government guidelines. Half of children received the correct treatment at the end of the study, more than double the starting figure.
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