M-diabete in Senegal. “be he@lthy be mobile”, a program initiated by WHO and the ITU; [M-diabete au Sénégal. Programme de l’initiative de l’OMS et de l’UIT, « be he@lthy be mobile »]

The health-care systems of Africa must adapt to the exponential progression of nontransmissible diseases, diabetes in particular. How can we accelerate population awareness of the risk factors? How canwe provide the minimal education necessary to all people with diabetes to limit its complications? The “Be He@lthy Be Mobile” initiative of WHO and the ITU (International Telecommunications Union) and its “m-Diabete” app in Senegal explore the conditions for establishing a large-scale patient-education program using texting and its potential health impact. © 2017, John Libbey Eurotext. All rights reserved.