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Cambodia: Health by mobile when disaster strikes, the humble cell may have the answers

Source(s): Phnom Penh Post, the - Post Media Co, Ltd
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Whether it’s a tropical typhoon or an outbreak of malaria, accurate information in a disaster situation is the most important thing to have and the hardest to obtain, reports the Phnom Penh Post.

'We believe that such a system is substantially beneficial for the country in regards to preventing diseases and national disasters, and we believe we can help limit the effects of these problems by informing people,' Smart Mobile CEO Thomas Hundt said.

At the national level the information also arrives via Google maps, pinpointing the location of the sender so authorities can map the spread of an outbreak or environmental disaster visually.

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