Short Messaging Service (SMS) based Disease Surveillance

SystemTeam:

Om Prakash Gnawali

Dr. Biraj Man Karmacharya

Prabin Raj Shakya

Rakesh Panthi

Zenish Maharjan

Sandesh Maharjan

Concept

•Disease Surveillance Project

•To improve the timeliness and quality of the response to infectious disease outbreaks at earthquake hit areas and to improve the quality of monitoring and surveillance of infectious diseases.

Mobile# Data Record:- Random ID- Age- Sex- Diagnosis (ICD10)- Symptoms (eg.

Diarrhea, Fever, jaundice)

# Support System e.g Dehydration Status classification and management suggestion

Database

Detection Algorithm (RLS, WSARE)

Rule Based Alert System

Geographical Information System

Web Based Front End

SMS Gate-Way

Health Centers Center (District) Surveillance Unit

SMS Alert

Significance of the concept

Increased Risk of Disease

Outbreak

Poor water, sanitation and

hygiene

Living standard in EQ affected areas

Delay in health care response and technical

support

Mass Displaced

population

Poor information, communication

and transportation

system

Existing Scenario

Key Features

Supports remote disease

reporting and

surveillance

Real time geospatial

evidence for effective response

Cost effective and

feasible mechanism

Replicable, sustainable and result oriented

Benefits

Short Long

Outbreak Preparedness System with automated early pattern detection

Evidence Based Public Health Interventions

Increased acceptance of

Technology

Immediate response

Automated Alerts

Near Real-Time Analysis of Data

Impact

•Decreased Mortality

•Data for the Public health programs

•Auto generation of HMIS’s Morbidity Report.

•Automate early outbreak detection using algorithms.

Conclusion

• Identified Problem: Increased risk of disease outbreak

• Solution Imagined: Equip the health workers with effective communication and decision support tool.

•Not new idea but implement in an innovative and result focused way.

•Traditional Method: Paper based weekly surveillance system

•Enhancement: SMS based, near-real time case based surveillance system with decision support system

•Benefit: Real time SMS alert to response team and surrounding areas resulting in prompt actions

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