Dr. Ralefala is a clinical oncologist, Department of Oncology, Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana. Ms. Davey is a medical student, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Ms. Bonner is a medical student, UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX. Ms. Monare is an oncology research coordinator, Botswana-UPenn Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana. Mr. Dhaliwal is CEO of ONE BCG, Gaborone, Botswana. Dr. Grover is an assistant professor, Perelman School of Medicine; radiation oncologist, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, head of oncology, Botswana-UPenn Partnership; and oncology consultant, Princess Marina Hospital. Disclosure: ONE BCG (Gaborone, Botswana, Africa) provided funding and support for development and implementation of the smartphone application. None of the authors received outside funding for the production of this original manuscript. The abstract, Usability and effectiveness of smartphone application for tracking oncology patients in Gaborone, Botswana, was presented at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, March 8-10, 2019; Chicago, IL.
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