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The blood samples for the PCR testing for HIV for infants are gathered at the local clinics and hospitals. They are then sent onto to the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, where they are assessed. In Malawi, computers can be scarce, but mobile pAones are plentiful. So, as a way to monitor the growth and health of babies, the government of Malawi, with the support of UNICEF, has been piloting the use of mobile phones to collect and analyze data and follow up on babies and moms within moments or days, as opposed to previous wait times of weeks or months. Known as RapidSMS, the system has three parts: Results 160, RemindMi and Anthrowatch. Results 160: This is an application to improve the delivery of early infant diagnosis test results from the testing PCR laboratory to the health facility. The results are sent either through phones via secure SMS or through SMS printers. RemindMi: This application enables the registration of expectant mothers and newborn children so that they can be followed up for care. This application also strengthens communication and allows for better coordination and helps to address challenges between HASs. Anthrowatch: This application is used to strengthen and improve reporting on growth monitoring of children. The information that is gathered allows for faster decision making by health care workers. In the past [receiving and analyzing test results] was a very slow process, but now if you weigh a child, youll get the assessment then and there and you are able to communicate with the mother immediately if the child has a problem. It also speeds up the detection of malnutrition, and enables health workers to admit the child to hospital if necessary, said John Mugawa, Nutrition Coordinator. Important HIV tests and results are now much more reliable too. After we have taken the blood sample, it used to take up to three months to get the results, and they would keep coming to the clinic and the results w