信息网络技术在非洲 (2/2)

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概述：本篇介绍了与Brck相似另外一个项目“Mama”。这是一个通过手机短信为南非女性提供孕产及婴儿护理等医学信息的网络应用。
Hints:
James Clardy
Brck
South Africa
Mama
Mobile Alliance
Maternal Action
Bangladesh
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James Clardy is a technology developer from Texas. He has already bought a Brck and says he is exploring the use of these technologies for building telehealth and telemedicine.
In a separate story, a creative program combining wireless phones, pregnant women and health advice is being launched in South Africa, the program called Mama sends maternal advice to expectant and new mothers through text messages.
Mama is the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action. It is based on the idea that wireless phones are the most dependable way to reach people. Right now, three of every four people in the world use cellphones.
Mama sends up to three messages a week. For example, one such message is about caring for a new-born baby's umbilical cord. It explains how infection of the cord can make a baby sick, then it tells how to keep the cord clean and infection free.
About 800 women die every day from pregnancy related problems, and infant death rates are in the millions. Mama is a partnership between the American government and private companies. The program was first established in Bangladesh and is soon to arrive in India.詹姆斯·克拉迪是一名来自于德克萨斯的技术开发人员，他已购置一台Brck，正研究如何将这些技术运用于构建远程的医疗保健系统。
另一则报道称，南非正在推广一个将无线电话、孕妇和健康资讯三者结合起来的极具创意的项目“Mama”。该项目会以短信的方式向准妈妈们和新妈妈们提供孕产方面的健康信息。
“Mama”是“母亲行动移动联盟”的简称。现在，全球每四人中就有三人使用手机——无线电话已然成为人们传递信息和取得联络的最可靠途径。“Mama”的诞生正是基于这一理念。
“Mama”每周至少发送三条信息。例如这一条关于护理新生儿脐带的信息，它会详细讲解脐带感染如何使婴儿生病，并介绍清洁脐带和预防感染的方法。
全球每天约有800名妇女死于与怀孕相关的疾病或因素，每年夭折的婴儿数以百万。“Mama”是美国政府与私营企业的合作项目，最初在孟加拉国试行，随后将推广到印度。