Overview
The Republic of Zambia’s Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the CDC Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Data for Health Initiative, implemented an Mobile Phone SurveyMobile Phone SurveyMPS in Zambia utilizing Interactive Voice ResponseInteractive Voice ResponseIVR and Short Message ServiceShort Message ServiceSMS to monitor Non-communicable diseasesNon-communicable diseasesNCD trends and related risk factors. The government later used the Mobile Phone SurveyMobile Phone SurveyMPS findings to support the launch of the PEN-Plus National Operational Plan (NOP) to enhance the national response to Non-communicable diseasesNon-communicable diseasesNCDs and improve public health. This plan aims to increase access to health care, provide guidelines and tools for primary healthcare workers, ensure the availability of essential medicines and equipment and strengthen surveillance systems. All available data files are accessible below.