Jul 19, 2012

PHILIPPINES: Texting help and health in disaster response

PHILIPPINES: Texting help and health in disaster response:
MANILA, 17 July 2012 (IRIN) - The Philippines looks set to expand its rapid monitoring system, based on mobile phone text messaging, to lessen the number of deaths and improve emergency response times. With over 7,000 islands and more than 100 million people, the archipelago experiences an average of 20 typhoons a year, with stronger storms in recent years.

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