Journal article

Introduction of mobile health tools to support ebola surveillance and contact tracing in Guinea

An informatics system consisting of a mobile health application and business intelligence software was used for collecting and analyzing Ebola contact tracing data. This system offered potential to improve data access and quality to support evidence-based decision making for the Ebola response in Guinea. Implementation challenges included software limitations, technical literacy of users, coordination among partners, government capacity for data utilization, and data privacy concerns.

Languages

  • English

Publication year

2015

Journal

Glob Health Sci Pract

Volume

4

Categories

Diseases

Countries

WHO Regions

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