SMS-based smartphone application for disease surveillance has doubled completeness and timeliness in a limited-resource setting – evaluation of a 15-week pilot program in Central African Republic (CAR)

SMS-based smartphone application for disease surveillance has doubled completeness and timeliness in a limited-resource setting – evaluation of a 15-week pilot program in Central African Republic (CAR)

Abstract Background It is a challenge in low-resource settings to ensure the availability of complete, timely disease surveillance information. Smartphone applications (apps) have the potential to enhance surveillance data transmission. Methods The Central African Republic (CAR) Ministry of Health a...

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Main Authors: Ziad El-Khatib, Maya Shah, Samuel N Zallappa, Pierre Nabeth, José Guerra, Casimir T Manengu, Michel Yao, Aline Philibert, Lazare Massina, Claes-Philip Staiger, Raphael Mbailao, Jean-Pierre Kouli, Hippolyte Mboma, Geraldine Duc, Dago Inagbe, Alpha Boubaca Barry, Thierry Dumont, Philippe Cavailler, Michel Quere, Brian Willett, Souheil Reaiche, Hervé de Ribaucourt, Bruce Reeder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Conflict and Health
Subjects:
Surveillance
mHealth
Limited resource settings
Innovation and health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13031-018-0177-6

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