Yesterday we covered the use of cell phones on airplanes. Today, we have a graphic on using cell phones to fight disease. Cell phones can be used in developing countries where health care facilities are scarce to perform telemedicine.
They’re good for making phone calls, sending text messages, and a whole lot more, but did you know that cell phones are increasingly being deployed as scientific instruments to fight diseases? There are over 4 billion cellphones in the world and more than half of them are in the developing world where state-of-the-art healthcare facilities are scarce. Let’s take a look at how cell phones are being used around the world to detect and fight diseases.
