Karina Dian Lestari

In terms of research and data collection, I think one of the ways to reduce the occurrence of missing data is to determine variables that are needed to help answer the research question. Another thing that needs to have thought about is the validation of each column. Oftentimes, the column is filled with wrong things that will be deleted in the…[Read more]

I agree with the recommendations that the author gives in the paper. However, as other classmates said, the implementation of the recommended points is not as easy as it sounds. Even taking the first step of discussion about what is corruption might be hard. In my opinion, the hierarchy culture, as mentioned by other classmates, is one of the…[Read more]

An example of health system improvement in Indonesia is the establishment of Universal Health Coverage in 2014. Although it is still a work in progress because improvement of the system is needed, but I appreciate that the government take action to provide health protection and service to the citizen.

One of the issues I can think of is the…[Read more]

When developing disaster recovery plan, the back-up and restoration data procedure should be included in the plan. My workplace has been dealing with clinical trials data, in the form of hardcopies (informed consent, case report form) and softcopies (data entered to database). For the hardcopies, the papers were stored in a fire-proof cabinet…[Read more]

High Availability minimised the impact of IT disruption for the healthcare workflow in the hospital thus it is very beneficial to have HA system implemented. It enables a more timely and appropriate medication for patients because the clinicians can access the data easily and with minimal interruption. This leads to improved satisfaction from the…[Read more]

I do not have such experience since I mostly work on secondary and aggregated data. Although for the project that I currently working on, I need to collect personal information of survey participants that include name, phone number, and email. These sensitive data will be protected by limiting access to the data. I have full access to the data…[Read more]

In regard to healthcare sectors
Social: The social distancing protocols to minimised Covid-19 risk has change several habits mainly in seeking healthcare or consultation. Telemedicine is now used widely by the population.

Technologies: Related to the social distancing, technologies really help this telemedicine to grow. It is really easy to use…[Read more]

Hi Fajar, thank you for sharing the malaria surveillance system development. It is a clear and comprehensive presentation.
If I may add, I think it is also necessary to measure the timeliness of the data reporting so if there is any outbreak happened the authorities can act properly and in a timely manner.

Hi Ashara, thank you for the great presentation.

If the flooding is consistent in several regions, do you think it is possible or necessary to incorporate weather conditions in the system? For example, when the weather is above the normal condition (based on weather history), the system will alert the relevant stakeholder so they can be more…[Read more]

Hi Arwin, thank you for sharing the project development. I realise you talk a little too fast, but in general, it is still a clear and great presentation!

Thank you for the insight to do the adaptive types of surveillance. Since the situation of the disease of changing and our knowledge of the diseases is also evolving, the surveillance system…[Read more]

I would like to share a research project that I have been working on. It aims to identify the type, size, burden of malaria of mobile and migrant population (MMP) and their movement routes as well as exploring possibilities of interventions to the specific MMP such as miners, forest workers and indigenous population in low-endemic districts. This…[Read more]

TMHG528 Disease Surveillance and Public Health Investigation › Week 4 Topic discussion 1
Please watch VDOs of public communication regarding COVID-19 situation from the leaders of two countries: Singapore and the USA. Then try to observe whether the two leaders are good communicators or not. When watching the VDOs try to look for the six p…[Read more]

I very rarely spoke in public and when I did, I feel very nervous. However, one day, my supervisor was assigning me and my teammate to make a module and give a teaching on how to use Geographical Information System (GIS) for malaria surveillance to a group of malaria health officers. I was okay making a module, but I never had the experience to…[Read more]

In my opinion, Indonesia needs to improve the psychological intervention for the quarantined people. Mental health is important since it is also affected the well-being of a person. As stated in the paper, being in lockdown or quarantine has been known to have psychological impact which are feeling anger, confusion, frustration, fear, and symptoms…[Read more]

There are six disease outbreaks that have been declared as PHEIC:
– H1N1 (2009-2010)
– Poliovirus (2014-present)
– Ebola (2014-2016) in West Africa
– Zika (2016)
– Ebola (2019-2020) in the Democratic Republic of Congo
– COVID-19 (2020-present)
These disease outbreaks were declared PHEIC because they checked all the WHO decision algorithms: the…[Read more]

If the data does not represent the real situation, the authorities may mislead by such data and take incorrect ways to handle the disease. It is also costly. If the disease is overestimated, the authorities could spend more money than they needed to control the disease. On the other hand, if the disease is underestimated, it would be costly to…[Read more]

IT can help in every step of the outbreak investigation, especially in the collecting and analysing the data. Data collection now can be done through web system that is integrated nationally. Using the collected data, finding patterns and performing descriptive analysis to identify the location, gender, and age group at risk would be easier and…[Read more]

One tool that I found really useful is telemedicine, particularly the mobile phone app. It is a free app and has many options of general practitioners, specialists, and even phycologists, that can help you if you need medical consultation. Some telemedicine applications also have 24 hours doctors that can help you if you are feeling unwell in the…[Read more]