Auto Visual AFP Detection and Response (AVADAR) Improved Polio Surveillance in Lake Chad Polio Outbreak Priority Districts.

Mamadou Diallo,Mkanda Pascal,Kouryana Stephane,Ayangma Richelot,Alimou Traore,Myk Mwanza Nzioki,Joseph Okeibunor,Samuel Okiror,Johnson Ticha

doi:10.29245/2578-3009/2021/s2.1101

Abstract

PreambleThe Auto Visual AFP Detection and Response (AVADAR) is a community-based digital platform that deals with the collection and distribution of real-time information. AVADAR makes it possible to report suspected cases of paralysis in the field at the central level.Once a suspected Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) case is detected, a series of reports are sent to the following stakeholders: the nearest training officer, the district focal point, the district AVADAR team, the regional focal point, the central level of the Ministry of Health (MoH) and World Health Organization Country Office (WCO) by SMS and email. The health worker will go to the field to join the community informant who notified the case for a clinical investigation. At the end of this investigation, the health worker via a smartphone will submit an investigation report validating or invalidating the suspected case notified as a true case of AFP or False case.A small server called a gateway is positioned at the central level to ensure the information link between community informants and health workers in each district.A large server is placed in Geneva at Novel-T which allows all countries to connect and view the data in real time.The geolocation of all alerts and investigations of AFP cases is the cornerstone of AVADAR data

Highlights

The Auto Visual Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Detection and Response (AVADAR) is a community-based digital platform that deals with the collection and distribution of real-time information
The results show that Auto Visual AFP Detection and Response (AVADAR) improved surveillance in the Lake Chad polio priority districts
The number of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) cases reported in the Lake Chad polio priority districts declined to a point where is it possible to begin to consider the closure of the Task Team coordinating office in Chad

Summary

Introduction

The Auto Visual AFP Detection and Response (AVADAR) is a community-based digital platform that deals with the collection and distribution of real-time information. AVADAR makes it possible to report suspected cases of paralysis in the field at the central level. Once a suspected Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) case is detected, a series of reports are sent to the following stakeholders: the nearest training officer, the district focal point, the district AVADAR team, the regional focal point, the central level of the Ministry of Health (MoH) and World Health Organization Country Office (WCO) by SMS and email. The health worker will go to the field to join the community informant who notified the case for a clinical investigation. A small server called a gateway is positioned at the central level to ensure the information link between community informants and health workers in each district. A large server is placed in Geneva at Novel-T which allows all countries to connect and view the data in real time. The geolocation of all alerts and investigations of AFP cases is the cornerstone of AVADAR data

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