Eight weeks of waiting. That's what mothers in Lesotho, in Southern Africa, face when waiting for HIV results for their children. Poor roads and lack of transportation mean not only a horrendous delay in relaying lab results, but many mothers never return to the clinic to learn if their baby is HIV positive. Without treatment, half of these HIV-positive infants won't live to see their second birthday. Mobile phones are the perfect solution to this tragic problem. For mere pennies health workers can send test results via text messages. Thousands of … [Read more...]