Development of a web-based Information Management System for Communicable Disease Surveillance: for Dire Dawa regional health bureau.
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2015-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: Surveillance with the context of health is the ongoing systematic collection,
analysis, and interpretation of outcome specific data for use in planning, implementing and
evaluating public health policies and practices. Disease surveillance is considered as a corner
stone of any disease prevention, eradication, elimination and control program. Surveillance data
are crucial for monitoring the health status of the population, detecting diseases and triggering
action to prevent further illness, and to contain public health problems. Currently, all health care
organizations in Dire Dawa that collect surveillance data use manual system for reporting to
regional health bureau. The regional health bureau uses excel spreadsheet to store and analyze
the data. However, there is lack of organized, efficient surveillance system to detect and predict
disease outbreaks.
Objective: The general objective of this project was to develop a web-based information
management system for communicable disease surveillance for Dire Dawa Regional Health
Bureau
Methodology: This study used qualitative study design for assessing the existing surveillance
system. Interview and document analysis were used as a main tool to capture the business system
requirement along with observation. A phased based development, Rapid Application
Development (RAD) methodology of object oriented approach was applied to design the system.
Unified modeling language (UML) development technique was applied in the process of
requirements capture, model organization business system and design.
Result: By using RAD approach of object oriented methodology different system requirements
were identified. Based on that requirement, the designed information system incorporated:
weekly case registration, outbreak notification and report generation.
Conclusion and Recommendation: Different problems were found in the existing system.
There was lack of organized outbreak information and early detection for decision making.
Appropriate and on time information was a critical component in all health organization. As a
result of this proper and standardized way of information flow can improve communications
among the business organizations and different stakeholders.
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web-based Information Management System