Vogt, JoëlJoëlVogtMartin, EugeniaEugeniaMartinPortmann, EdyEdyPortmannMahmud, NasimNasimMahmud2024-10-152024-10-152014-05-23https://boris-portal.unibe.ch/handle/20.500.12422/123755Seventy percent of the population in Myanmar lives in rural areas. Although health workers are adequately trained, they are overburdened due to understaffing and insufficient supplies. Literature confirms that information and communication technologies can extend the reach of healthcare. In this paper, we present an SMS-based social network that aims to help health workers to interact with other medical professionals through topic-based message delivery. Topics describe interests of users and the content of message. A message is delivered by matching message content with user interests. Users describe topics as ICD- 10 codes, a comprehensive medical taxonomy. In this ICD-10 coded SMS, a set of prearranged codes provides a common language for users to send structured information that fits inside an SMS.enCommunity health workersRural healthmHealth. ICD-10000 - Computer science, knowledge & systems300 - Social sciences, sociology & anthropology600 - Technology::650 - Management & public relationsconference_item10.7892/boris.53046