Text messaging improves health of Kenyans with HIV: UBC researcher
A simple “how are you” delivered weekly through cell phone text messaging (SMS) increases the likelihood that Kenyans with HIV will stay healthy and follow their medication regimen, while reducing the...
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Researchers with the Neglected Global Diseases Initiative (NGDI) at the University of British Columbia have attracted more than $20 million in funding to find ways to eliminate diseases and conditions...
View ArticleTeacher ed comes to the world’s largest refugee camp
The University of British Columbia will soon be offering teacher education programs in the Dadaab Refugee Camp, Kenya, through a partnership that will increase access to education for resident children...
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Ask, don’t tell, for better HIV care
Dr. Richard Lester has studied the best ways to use text messaging as a reminder tool to help HIV Patients adhere to antiretroviral therapy. Photo: Kevin Charles Hooi We all know how it feels to be...
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