Emergency health care for 50 villages in Udaipur
SummaryThis project will provide 50 villages a cell phone--connecting 14,000-20,000 villagers--from which they will be able to contact doctors from a local hospital in an emergency.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
This solution addresses the problem that some villages in Udaipur do not have a way to reach a hospital in an emergency. We will provide 50 villages with cell phones so that they will be able to contact the doctors at the Narayan Sewa Santhan Hospital. The doctors will respond via text message (SMS) and will travel to the village to provide care when necessary.
Activities
We will provide each village 1 mobile phone and a text messaging plan to contact the hospital We will organize the shifts the doctors will work so that messages are checked often We will implement a health education program into the school
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $0
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $0 . The original project funding goal was $14,739.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
This project will increase access to emergency health care by providing 50 villages with a cell phone--connecting 14,000-20,000 villagers--from which they will be able to contact doctors from a local hospital.
Project Message
"the beauty [of the project] is that it’s simple, uses appropriate technology, and is immediately replicable for a relatively low cost."
- Ken Banks, Creater of FrontlineSMS, text messaging software
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Pooja Upadhyaya
Founder, Project Leader
2175 Dwight Way
Apartment #4
Berkeley, CA 94704
United States
001.949.350.1716
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Mobilizing Health
45 Wakonda
Dove Canyon,
CA
93679
United States
949.350.1716
http://mobilizinghealth.wordpress.com
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
India
and can also be found under 
Health.
For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 16, 2009
