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Hi Hteik Htar Tin,

I was impressed by your nice presentation on the acute water diarrhea surveillance system. The plan to utilize community clinics and volunteers as sentinel sites for indicator- and event-based surveillance is practical and community-centered, making it feasible even in resource-limited settings. The presentation effectively…[Read more]

Hi Thun Htike Aung,

Thank you for your wonderful presentation. The SIDES presentation was impressive, demonstrating a creative approach to addressing dengue outbreaks among school-aged children. I liked how the system combines different technologies, such as a LINE Chatbot for symptom screening, and a Mobile App for quick confirmation, to create…[Read more]

Hi everyone,

After watching these video clips, I have some opinions about the communications between the two leaders. Using the six principles of CERC (Be First, Be Right, Be Credible, Express Empathy, Promote Action, and Show Respect), the communication styles of PM Lee Hsien Loong and President Donald Trump during their COVID-19 addresses…[Read more]

Hi everyone,

From this article, there are five key themes (Team; Transparency & Trust; Technology; Techquity; Transformation) for implementing digital health in pandemic preparedness. In my opinion, Thailand has strong areas in Technology to integrate digital tools and surveillance, and Team to cooperate with multiple levels of stakeholders.
Two…[Read more]

Outbreaks declared as PHEIC
1. 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic (“swine-flu”) in 2009
2. Ebola virus disease in West Africa outbreak during 2014-2016
3. Zika virus and associated clusters of microcephaly/neurological disorders in 2016
4. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in 2020

Why do PHEICs raise such concerns?
Here are the major reasons why a P…[Read more]

1.) Which single design limitation most threatens valid estimates of sensitivity and representativeness? How would you address it within six weeks?

The main limitation was reliance on passive, facility-based reporting with incomplete facility coverage and under-participation, which makes the system insensitive and non-representative.
To improve…[Read more]

Hi everyone,
In my opinion, information technology (IT) can play a critical role in every step of outbreak investigation, improving the speed, accuracy, and coordination of the response. I would like to share the example for application of IT in each process as follows:

1. Verification & Preparation
– Surveillance systems & dashboards: Automated…[Read more]

Hi everyone,

In my opinion, one of the digital tools that I like most highlighted in the article is the digital contact tracing (Bluetooth or GPS-enabled smartphone contact-tracing app).

How it works:
These apps use Bluetooth signals or GPS to detect when two smartphones are near each other. When two users come into close contact, their phones…[Read more]

Hi everyone,
In this discussion, surveillance for dengue is important to detect and control the disease. I will discuss the following by questions.
1. How can surveillance help to detect and control the disease?
Surveillance plays a critical role in dengue control through:
– Early detection of outbreaks: Timely identification of increased case…[Read more]

Hi everyone,

If I were a hospital director or executive, I would consider moving the hospital’s information system to cloud computing, with a clear and phased plan.

Reasons:
– Scalability & Flexibility – Cloud solutions can easily expand with the hospital’s growing data (e.g., electronic medical records, imaging, IoT devices).
– Cost Effic…[Read more]

Hi everyone,

In this forum, I would like to share the experience of a cyber threat in my workplace five years ago. This event was when the personal passwords were leaked due to a server attack. It happened when attackers exploited a vulnerability in the workplace’s server. Through this breach, they were able to gain unauthorized access to the s…[Read more]

Hi everyone,

This week, I would like to share my opinion about medical apps for patients and doctors. If I were to build the app, I would like to focus on the delivery of laboratory results to patients and doctors. Target areas of this application are test results communication and provisional guidance. These results can be accessed by both…[Read more]

Hi everyone,

I would like to share my opinion about the laboratory. The information system is very crucial in laboratory management in the process of specimen registration, specimen processing, diagnosis, and reporting, etc. One of the problems is the stock management of laboratory instruments, equipment, and chemical agents. Recently, the stock…[Read more]

HI everyone,
For this week, I would like to share my opinions on two questions.

First one is “How does the MARS score relate to user ratings?”. MARS or mobile app rating scale – a quality assessment tool for evaluation of mobile application – consists of 5 components for evaluation including engagement, functionality, aesthetics, informa…[Read more]

Hi everyone!
This week, I will share my opinions from this article with the following questions.

How did government restrictions affect mobility patterns?
According to the article, government restrictions had a dramatic effect on mobility patterns in the rural Thai-Myanmar border area in :
– Radius of Gyration (RoG): This metric, which reflects…[Read more]

Hi everyone!
For this topic, I’d like to share my thoughts on the question: “What barriers did mobile app users face?”

According to the article, fewer participants engaged with the mobile apps and completed the survey compared to those using the web-based platform. This difference in engagement is a limitation that affected the study’s ability…[Read more]

Hi everyone,
From this article, I’d like to share my thoughts on two of the questions.

Firstly, “What were the significant benefits reported by the studies?”
The studies reported several key benefits. One major benefit was the improvement in vaccination coverage after the implementation of mobile apps, showing a positive impact on vaccine uptak…[Read more]

Hello, everyone!

I’m sharing my COVID-19 dashboard with you. You can view it via this link to Looker Studio: [COVID-19 Dashboard](https://lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/99788205-489a-48e0-8a92-518037b9e1a3).

The dashboard features:
– Scorecards for confirmed cases, recovered cases, and deaths.
– Time series charts showing cumulative confirmed…[Read more]

I made the mistake in the last one. This is the corrected bar chart.