Short Messaging Service (SMS) based Disease Surveillance System

1. Short Messaging Service (SMS)
based Disease Surveillance
System
Team:
Om Prakash Gnawali
Dr. Biraj Man Karmacharya
Prabin Raj Shakya
Rakesh Panthi
Zenish Maharjan
Sandesh Maharjan

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Impact
•Decreased Mortality
•Data for the Public health programs
•Auto generation of HMIS’s Morbidity Report.
•Automate early outbreak detection using algorithms.

8. 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

9. Thank You