The vice chairman of General Motors will speak at the conference alongside the chief executive of the American Heart Association, who will be talking about the role of mobile in monitoringhealth.
Pepe said it has two mobile clinics monitoring the health situation at the estimated 15 sites where displaced people have congregated, where DWB is distributing hygiene kits and evaluating water points, toilets and showers.
Older people were interested in the idea of monitoringhealth from mobile phones while young parents were interested in mobile services that would enable them to keep track of children.