Jenny Bituin

I agree, timely outbreak reports with the help of IT can help prevent misinformation in social media.

Thank you for sharing. I agree, regular meetings and giving acknowledgment and recognition to health facilities that report AEFI cases in a timely and consistent manner might help in encouraging other healthcare facilities to improve their AEFI case reporting.

Thank you for sharing. Your solution to address the parallel reporting systems with no interoperability is very comprehensive.

1. Which single design limitation most threatens valid estimates of sensitivity and representativeness? How would you address it within six weeks?
The stability or resilience of the AEFI surveillance system of the Kebbi State most threatens the valid estimates of sensitivity and representativeness. According to the study, 88.7% of respondents…[Read more]

Here are some examples of how information technology was applied to assist in the outbreak investigation process:

1. Verification and Preparation
The Early Warning, Alert and Response System (EWARS) application of WHO can be used to improve disease outbreak detection in emergency settings, such as in countries in conflict or following a natural…[Read more]

Thank you for sharing. I agree, government websites are important because it provides official and reliable information.

Thank you for your detailed explanation on how digital contact tracing apps work. Although as you mentioned, these apps are only effective in contact tracing if a large number of people download and use them.

I agree, using dashboards are an effective in relaying key updates and information to the public.

Thank you for sharing. I like your idea of sending SMS in local language, since not all people are always connected to the internet.

The technology from the article that I liked the most is the use of mobility data to evaluate COVID-19 interventions.

How it works
Smartphones were used to collect aggregated location data via GPS, cellular network and Wi-Fi.

Why it is important
Mobility data collected from smartphones was used to:
• Monitor real-time population flows during C…[Read more]

1. How can surveillance help to detect and control the disease?
Surveillance can help detect and control dengue by detecting outbreaks in order to initiate timely and effective control measures, monitoring trends of incidence and number of severe cases and deaths, assessing and confirming possibility of outbreaks, and monitoring the impact of…[Read more]

Thank you for sharing your strategies during flood response.

Thank you for sharing. I hope your digital HIS transformation will be successful 🙂

1. Should you give the data out?
No, I will not give the data out without free and informed consent of the concerned individuals.

2. How do you not violate any of the General Principles of Informatics Ethics?
I will ensure that the ethical guidelines on research are followed throughout the study, in particular the Declaration of Helsinki.…[Read more]

As a health information professional, I should uphold the principles of informatics ethics. I will not tell my friend or any other people because doing so is a violation of the Principle of Information Privacy and Disposition and it is against the law. As stated in the AMIA’s code of professional and ethical conduct of 2018, inappropriate d…[Read more]

I will use the same system that I shared in the previous topic discussion (eOPT+ tool 2023 version).
Due to the negative feedbacks from end users, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) did the following to avoid system failure when introducing major updates to the system in 2025:

Awareness
The need to use the new tool was discussed to the…[Read more]

I agree. A well-functioning system is not enough to improve the delivery of healthcare services, an adequate number of healthcare workers in the community should also be a priority.

Thank you for sharing. It is unfortunate that the system failed due to funding issues, especially since there are thousands of people enrolled.

One example of a failed system in our organization is the 2023 version of the Electronic Operation Timbang Plus (eOPT Plus) tool. During the first quarter of every year, a program known as Operation Timbang Plus (OPT+) is done throughout the Philippines. In the OPT+ program, weight and height of all children 0-59 months old are measured in order…[Read more]

Thank you for sharing. Many healthcare organizations experience high turnover of clinical staff and I like that you consider this factor in the development of OpenMRS.