Cell Phone Program Reduces Maternal Mortality In Ghana IRIN looks at local programs in Ghana that "have cut dramatically the number of women dying during childbirth" by facilitating medical care through cell phone use. The publication writes that three years ago as part of the Millennium Villages project, "mobile handset producer Ericsson teamed with mobile telecommunications firm Zain to install internet access and mobile phone coverage in the villages in 2006. They distributed free handsets to health workers and sold handsets to villagers for US$10 each... 
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