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From Half-Cut Books to Life-Saving Alerts: Kenya’s Digital Health Shift

By Lenah Bosibori For years, many patients in Kenya carried a half-cut exercise book to health facilities. Health workers used…

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From Half-Cut Books to Life-Saving Alerts: Kenya’s Digital Health Shift

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