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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Text Messages Used to Combat AIDS in S. Africa


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An ambitious text messaging campaign is expected to reach a million South Africans daily with information about HIV/AIDS counseling services and testing centers in the country, experts announced in October 2008.

Cell phones are abundant in South Africa, with nearly 90 percent of the population using some kind of mobile technology.

Photograph courtesy Project Masiluleke