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Ericsson is partnering with MTN Uganda, the GSMA Development Fund and the UN to provide connectivity to refugees in northern Uganda.
According to Ericsson: “The initiative will address the urgent need for access to affordable communication for refugees.”
Rob Conway, CEO of the GSMA, says: “Information is a basic human need and it is vital that we do everything we can to help refugees fulfill that need. Mobile networks are the only economically viable way to connect refugee camps to the outside world and provide their occupants with the means to communicate with their relatives, access health information, run a business and, above all, educate their children.”
Mobile communication will allow both refugees and humanitarian organizations to connect children and families who have been separated, ensure the delivery of quality education and e-learning, and provision of real-time health information including data on disease outbreaks, patient records and drug supplies.
According to Ericsson: “The initiative will address the urgent need for access to affordable communication for refugees.”
Rob Conway, CEO of the GSMA, says: “Information is a basic human need and it is vital that we do everything we can to help refugees fulfill that need. Mobile networks are the only economically viable way to connect refugee camps to the outside world and provide their occupants with the means to communicate with their relatives, access health information, run a business and, above all, educate their children.”
Mobile communication will allow both refugees and humanitarian organizations to connect children and families who have been separated, ensure the delivery of quality education and e-learning, and provision of real-time health information including data on disease outbreaks, patient records and drug supplies.