How A Simple Text Message Can Save a Life
While I may resist Big Brother watching me all the time, new technological advances truly do have the potential to save lives. While I may use text messaging to send my friends silly messages throughout the day to make them smile, counselors use SMS text messaging to save HIV AIDS patients' lives in South Africa.
I was truly amazed when I read Megan Lindow's article on the subject. As Lindow described a situation in which a counselor visiting an AIDS patient noticed a dangerous syptom the patient was displaying and she used text messages to send a red alert message and got the patient into treatment the very next day.
This text messaging capabilities allow a single counselor to treat hundreds of patients and cuts down on the incredible amount of paperwork that plagues AIDS treatment centers in South Africa.
It truly is amazing what something as simple as text messaging can do in this world. It can save the lives of AIDS patients in Africa, help citizens organize protests and spread democracy and can even help topple entire governments.
The capabilities of seemingly unimportant technological advances like text messaging are vast. Whether it is through cyberdemocracy or saving lives, text messaging is not just about sending a friend a funny message. Text messaging can actually make this world a better place. When is text messaging going to be used to its full potential in American politics?
I was truly amazed when I read Megan Lindow's article on the subject. As Lindow described a situation in which a counselor visiting an AIDS patient noticed a dangerous syptom the patient was displaying and she used text messages to send a red alert message and got the patient into treatment the very next day.
This text messaging capabilities allow a single counselor to treat hundreds of patients and cuts down on the incredible amount of paperwork that plagues AIDS treatment centers in South Africa.
It truly is amazing what something as simple as text messaging can do in this world. It can save the lives of AIDS patients in Africa, help citizens organize protests and spread democracy and can even help topple entire governments.
The capabilities of seemingly unimportant technological advances like text messaging are vast. Whether it is through cyberdemocracy or saving lives, text messaging is not just about sending a friend a funny message. Text messaging can actually make this world a better place. When is text messaging going to be used to its full potential in American politics?
