Mass. tech group assists Ugandan health workers

By Talia Whyte

The Bay State Banner

In recent years, technological innovations have helped bring political, economic and social advances to many countries in the developing world. One Watertown-based nonprofit is following suit and contributing to the spread of critical health care services throughout Africa.

Through its “Health in Hand” project, the Academy for Educational Development (AED)-SATELLIFE Center for Health Information and Technology provides health workers in Uganda with handheld computers that give them access to medical information needed for disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

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