Abstract
BackgroundDengue is a serious problem around the globe, with 3.9 billion people at risk of the disease. Sri Lanka has recently seen unprecedented rates of dengue with 4.3 times more cases than during the same period over the previous six years. The paper discusses the development of an integrated health systems framework, aided by mobile technology, to combat and contain dengue via a health hackathon in Sri Lanka.ResultsThe framework addresses the key functions of surveillance, health communication and civic engagement through innovations including digitisation of hospital forms; digital aid to Public Health Inspectors (PHIs); data consolidation and analytics; education for construction workers, GPs, and schools; and educating the general public.ConclusionsWe present the impact of the disease burden in tropical countries, such as Sri Lanka, current technological solutions, and the process of developing the mobile application modules developed via the health hackathon.
Highlights
Dengue is a serious problem around the globe, with 3.9 billion people at risk of the disease
Sri Lanka is a rapidly developing tropical island country located in South Asia affected by with dengue
The nation recently presented nearly 4.3 times more dengue cases than the regular rate of incidence [4]. This led to 215 deaths in the first half of 2017 alone, with the capital city of Colombo having the highest number of reported dengue cases, possibly due to heavy flooding and pooling
Summary
Dengue is a serious problem around the globe, with 3.9 billion people at risk of the disease. A second version was later piloted with the public to tap on crowd-sourced surveillance, and enabled PHIs to report potential breeding sites, contact health authorities directly, access educational material on dengue prevention, and get notified when outbreaks occur [11].
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