Title: Real-time biosurveillance pilot programme in Sri Lanka : lessons learned

Authors: Sampath, Weerasinghe Gamachchige Chamindu

Place: [Colombo]

Publisher: Sri Lanka journals online (SLJOL)

Year: 2010

Journal: Sri Lanka journal of bio-medical informatics

Volume: Vol. 1, No. 3

PAGE: 140--154

Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: information technology, mobile telecommunication services, disease control, disease prevention, data collection, sri lanka

Abstract: A pilot study in Sri Lanka aims to introduce ICTs to complement existing surveillance and notification systems and to forewarn health workers before diseases reach epidemic states. The paper discusses the technologies and the initial findings in relation to usability of the system.

URL: https://sljbmi.sljol.info/articles/abstract/10.4038/sljbmi.v1i3.1774/

Document type: E-article