(3BL Media / theCSRfeed) Berkeley, CA - February 21, 2012 - Hesperian Health Guides, the non-profit publisher of Where There Is No Doctor, the most widely-used health care manual worldwide for community health workers, educators, and Peace Corps volunteers and others, once again leads the way in delivering life-saving, relevant, and easily accessible information to the people who need it most. Hesperian’s new suite of digital tools, developed in partnership with UnaMesa, using an open-source platform, tap the power of technology to help people with little formal education and limited computer literacy who increasingly rely on cell phones as a life-saving resource.
Hesperian’s Safe Pregnancy and Childbirth mobile application is the first ever pregnancy app designed for use by community health workers in areas with limited economic resources. The app provides information on everything from prenatal health to what to do in case of malaria or an emergency situation like a breech birt