A U.S. distributor of Iridium satellite phones has approximately 20
phones that they are willing to loan out at no leasing cost to NGOs
responding to the tsunami disaster. They will charge only airtime - no
activation or leasing fees. The Iridium phones will work throughout the
region.
Interested
An excellent example of the use of ICT for disaster relief is the
http://tsunamihelp.blogspot.com/
blog website. It emerged over the last few days through the efforts
of volunteers and bloggers from around the world, and provides faster
and more comprehensive news, information and updates about
Health workers and others involved in relief efforts will find links to
treatment guidelines and other medical and public health references for
the prevention and treatment of diseases prevalent in the aftermath of
floods and other disasters on our website www.healthnet.org. We will
continue to
NetHope is shipping NetReliefKits to the region in conjunction with its
member NGOs. NRKs are ruggedized, suitcase-sized, wireless-based voice
and data communications devices, with access to the Internet via a
mobile satellite station.
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