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ITU-WHO Joint Statement: Unleashing information technology to defeat COVID-19

World Health Organization | 22 Apr 2020

The World Health Organization, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) with support from UNICEF are set to work with telecommunication companies to text people directly on their mobile phones with vital health messaging to help protect them from COVID-19. These text messages will reach billions of people that aren’t able to connect to the internet for information.

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