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Electronic Surveillance System for Pneumonia
Amanullah Khan
Karachi?The Indus Hospital Research Center and Nokia Pakistan have announced the successful implementation of Interactive Alerts, an electronic surveillance system for pneumonia in Karachi.
A statement here on Thursday said the Interactive Alerts system was designed by Interactive Research and Development (IRD), in collaboration with the Next Billion Network programme at the MIT Media Lab.
It said the Interactive Alerts system has been specifically developed to use the Nokia 6131 NFC phone for childhood pneumonia surveillance and referral in low-resource settings, although it can be easily extended to other diseases.
At the time of the 6-week vaccination visit, children are given a radio frequency ID (RFID) tag in the form of a traditional bracelet.
This tag provides a unique ID to the child, and parents are advised and encouraged to take sick children to participating general practitioner clinics or general hospitals in the programme.
At each encounter, the Nokia 6131 NFC phone is used to scan the child?s tag. Pertinent immunisation, clinical and laboratory data is collected and posted to the server via GPRS in real-time, and can be viewed over a secure website.
Electronic Surveillance System for Pneumonia
Amanullah Khan
Karachi?The Indus Hospital Research Center and Nokia Pakistan have announced the successful implementation of Interactive Alerts, an electronic surveillance system for pneumonia in Karachi.
A statement here on Thursday said the Interactive Alerts system was designed by Interactive Research and Development (IRD), in collaboration with the Next Billion Network programme at the MIT Media Lab.
It said the Interactive Alerts system has been specifically developed to use the Nokia 6131 NFC phone for childhood pneumonia surveillance and referral in low-resource settings, although it can be easily extended to other diseases.
At the time of the 6-week vaccination visit, children are given a radio frequency ID (RFID) tag in the form of a traditional bracelet.
This tag provides a unique ID to the child, and parents are advised and encouraged to take sick children to participating general practitioner clinics or general hospitals in the programme.
At each encounter, the Nokia 6131 NFC phone is used to scan the child?s tag. Pertinent immunisation, clinical and laboratory data is collected and posted to the server via GPRS in real-time, and can be viewed over a secure website.