“Over 99% of #CHWs in Ghana, Ethiopia & Malawi use their own mobile phones on a daily basis for “informal mHealth” which includes calling patients, arranging outreach visits, setting up Whatsapp platforms to address stockouts, or even using the phone's torch to help deliver babies. This carries hidden costs which are inequitably distributed, falling primarily on women's shoulders”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X20303843
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