TxtAlert wins Tech4Africa Innovation Award for 2011

Praekelt Foundation’s appointment reminder system, TxtAlert, was recognised as the winner of the 2011 Tech4Africa Innovation Award, at a ceremony in Johannesburg last night.

TxtAlert was one of 11 finalists nominated for this award. One of the other projects that the Praekelt Foundation is also very involved in, Project Masiluleke, was also a finalist, but this time, TxtAlert came out on top.

Says Gustav Praekelt, founder of Praekelt Foundation: “TxtAlert is such a simple but effective technology that really works. We are really excited about this award and for the potential to now scale up TxtAlert for other types of chronic illness reminders. Already, our PMTCT (prevention of mother to child transmission) project in partnership with UNICEF and the Department of Health in Kwazulu-Natal, is an example of the massive potential that TxtAlert holds”.

The Tech4Africa conference is happening in Johannesburg from 27 to 28 October.

TxtAlert is going to be presented to the audience as the winner of the Innovation Award, on 28 October.

Read more about Tech4Africa and the other finalists in the Innovation Awards.