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SatCom for Nigerian Health Services-Inmarsat

IATI Identifier: GB-GOV-13-GCRF-UKSA_NG_UKSA-039
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Description

"This project addresses a key development need by extending the reach of basic medical services into remote areas of Nigeria, delivering professional training, data collection and disease monitoring. It uses Inmarsat���s BGAN satellite technology to

Objectives

The aim of this project is to reduce the mortality rate in rural Nigeria by using SatComs to provide better health information and training for health workers. Using Inmarsat�s BGAN Satcom technology, Inmarsat will host communications in remote areas of Nigeria to provide video-based health worker training to an agreed government standard, improve health systems management and governance using an information system application and improve disease surveillance capabilities.


Location

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Nigeria, Nigeria
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Status Post-completion

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