Assessing the cost and utilization of SMS printers by primary health care facilities: lessons learned from South Africa

Background. Historically, paper-based laboratory reports were delivered by couriers to health facilities resulting in post-analytical delays. As a result, Short Message Service (SMS) printers were deployed to address this gap, the majority using the global data service platform (GDSP) to simplify d...

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Main Authors: Naseem Cassim, Floyd Olsen, Lynsey Stewart-Isherwood, Manuel Pedro da Silva, Wendy Susan Stevens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2023-04-01
Series:Journal of Public Health in Africa
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Online Access:https://jphia.btvb.org/jphia/article/view/2253