Published on in Vol 9, No 9 (2021): September

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/25558, first published .
Development of Digital Health Messages for Rural Populations in Tanzania: Multi- and Interdisciplinary Approach

Development of Digital Health Messages for Rural Populations in Tanzania: Multi- and Interdisciplinary Approach

Development of Digital Health Messages for Rural Populations in Tanzania: Multi- and Interdisciplinary Approach

Christine Holst   1 , MPhil ;   Ghislain Maurice Norbert Isabwe   2, 3 , PhD ;   Felix Sukums   4 , PhD ;   Helena Ngowi   5 , VMD, PhD ;   Flora Kajuna   5 , MA, VMD ;   Danica Radovanović   6 , PhD ;   Wisam Mansour   6 , MA ;   Elibariki Mwakapeje   7 , PhD ;   Peter Cardellichio   8 , PhD ;   Bernard Ngowi   9, 10 , MD, PhD ;   Josef Noll   6, 11 , PhD ;   Andrea Sylvia Winkler   1, 12 , MD, PhD

1 Centre for Global Health, Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

2 Future Competence International, Kigali, Rwanda

3 Department of Information and Communication Technology, University of Agder, Grimstad, Norway

4 Directorate of Information and Communication Technology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

5 Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, United Republic of Tanzania

6 Basic Internet Foundation, Kjeller, Norway

7 Epidemiology and Diseases Control Section, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania

8 Global Health Media Project, Waitsfield, VT, United States

9 Muhimbili Medical Research Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

10 Mbeya College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Dar es Salaam, Mbeya, United Republic of Tanzania

11 Department of Technology Systems, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

12 Center for Global Health, Department of Neurology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Corresponding Author:

  • Christine Holst, MPhil
  • Centre for Global Health
  • Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society
  • University of Oslo
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  • Norway
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  • Email: christine.holst@medisin.uio.no