Development and Implementation of a Cloud-Based Meningitis Surveillance and Specimen Tracking System in Burkina Faso, 2018
| العنوان: | Development and Implementation of a Cloud-Based Meningitis Surveillance and Specimen Tracking System in Burkina Faso, 2018 |
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| المؤلفون: | Tanga Kiemtore, Isaïe Medah, Tiga F. Tarbangdo, Simon Sanou, Heidi M Soeters, Ryan T. Novak, Brice Bicaba, Alpha Oumar Diallo, Honoré Flavien Aké |
| المصدر: | The Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| بيانات النشر: | Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019. |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, 0301 basic medicine, Patient Identification Systems, Process management, Adolescent, specimen tracking system, Computer science, Supplement Articles, Cloud computing, Meningitis, Meningococcal, History, 21st Century, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Burkina Faso, parasitic diseases, Humans, Immunology and Allergy, 030212 general & internal medicine, Geography, Medical, Data reporting, Child, Biological Specimen Banks, Flexibility (engineering), business.industry, Infant, meningitis, Tracking system, Cloud Computing, cloud-based health information system, 030104 developmental biology, Infectious Diseases, Child, Preschool, Population Surveillance, Africa, Sustainability, Christian ministry, integrated disease surveillance, business |
| الوصف: | Nationwide case-based meningitis surveillance was established in Burkina Faso following the introduction of meningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccine in 2010. However, timely tracking and arrival of cerebrospinal fluid specimens for confirmation at national reference laboratories remained suboptimal. To better understand this gap and identify bottlenecks, the Burkina Faso Ministry of Health, along with key partners, developed and implemented a cloud-based System for Tracking Epidemiological Data and Laboratory Specimens (STELAB), allowing for timely nationwide data reporting and specimen tracking using barcodes. STELAB was adapted to Burkina Faso’s infrastructure to ensure suitability, functionality, flexibility, and sustainability. We describe the design, development, and implementation of STELAB. In addition, we discuss strategies used to promote sustainability, lessons learned during the first year of implementation, and future directions. STELAB’s novel design and country-driven approach has the potential to achieve sustainable real-time data reporting and specimen tracking for the first time in sub-Saharan Africa. |
| تدمد: | 1537-6613 0022-1899 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::a94746d87d5030ef83b1578966b713d5Test https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiz376Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....a94746d87d5030ef83b1578966b713d5 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 15376613 00221899 |
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