ITU-WHO Joint Statement: Unleashing information technology to defeat COVID-19 | National Resource for Infection Control (NRIC)

ITU-WHO Joint Statement: Unleashing information technology to defeat COVID-19

Date Of Publishing: 
Monday, April 20, 2020
News Source: 
WHO
News Summary: 
The World Health Organization, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) with support from UNICEF are set to work with telecommunication companies to text people directly on their mobile phones with vital health messaging to help protect them from COVID-19. These text messages will reach billions of people that aren’t able to connect to the internet for information