Return from Tanzania

We have just returned from a week in Tanzania to discuss the use of mobile phones for animal and human disease surveillance. The first part of the visit involved a workshop organised by the Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance in Arusha. This was followed by meetings and field visits with Vetaid in the Ngorongoro Crater Area.

Vetaid project in Siminjaro, Tanzania

This work has been funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and includes the development of disease surveillance tools running on Android based mobile phones and the creation of educational content which can be accessed on the phone itself.

 Delegates at the Arusha Conference

This work is being carried out in partnership with Imperial College, the London Knowledge Lab, the London International Development Centre and the RVC e-Media Unit.