She explained that “the rule of thumb” referred historically to the maximum width of the stick with which a man could beat his wife without breaking the law. She was angry the male professor used the phrase so lightly, seemingly condoning domestic violence. He, of course, had no clue of the historical origins of the phrase, and apologized profusely.
Households are registered using mobile phone technology, giving the care workers a more accurate way to capture data and focus interventions. The GeoMed system currently registers households and has 8 modules to assess the health status of each family member. To date 14 745 households have been visited and registered and about 40,000 individuals have completed a health status assessment.