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Pilot Study Using Video Cell Phones for Mobile Direct Observation Treatment (MDOT) to Monitor Medication Compliance of TB Patients

Date:3/23/2009

Danya Presents Findings of Pilot Study at East African Health Conference in Kenya

SILVER SPRING, Md., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Danya International, Inc. (Danya), a communications, research, and technology firm, will share the results of a pilot study on the effectiveness of mobile video-enabled phones in meeting the requirements for monitoring medication adherence by tuberculosis (TB) patients during the 3rd East African Health and Scientific Conference. The findings of the Mobile Direct Observation Treatment (MDOT) Pilot Project, which received high positive ratings from the patients and health care workers who participated, will be unveiled during the Conference in Nairobi City on March 25-27, 2009.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends directly observed treatment (DOT) of TB patients to monitor medication adherence. Compliance with DOT guidelines presents numerous challenges for health care workers and patients, especially in developing countries. Danya, in public-private partnership with the Mbagathi District Hospital, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Safaricom Limited, Nokia Siemens Networks, Mediae, Voxiva, and EPOS Health Consultants launched the MDOT Pilot Project to assess the feasibility of using video-enabled mobile phones to assure patients were taking the prescribed medication. The study also examined the reactions of participants to text and video health messages sent via the mobile phone.

"Mobile phone technology offers opportunities to expand and enhance medical treatment where direct observation of patients is required," explained Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman, Chief Executive Officer of Danya and Principal Investigator of the pilot study. "We are encouraged by the acceptance of the patients and health care workers who volunteered to participate and see these results as a launching pad to a broader scale scientific study including a larger num
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