Fighting Infections through Research, Science, and Technology

FIRST

Dengue-FIRST is a suite of tools to support early detection, surveillance and clinical management for dengue virus in Nicaragua. The ICT tools included are: 1. DENGUE – A L E R T: An automated early-alert dashboard for enhanced detection and response to dengue outbreaks. This tools complements existing systems and incorporates information from a wide range of sources. 2. DENGUE – L A B: An automated laboratory information management system to support sample management tracking and integration of results. 3. DENGUE – S P E C I A L I S T: A mobile clinical decision support tool for doctors and nurses to facilitate hospitalized patient management with dengue. Designed for use patient-side on tablets, cell phones, laptops, and/or ward-workstation laptops, depending on hardware available.

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International implementation

Implementation in progress from 23/06/2014

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Carlos Slim Health Institute UCSF Global Health Sciences UC Berkeley

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Children between 5 and 12
• Children under 5
• Elderly
• New born
• Pregnant women

• Community health worker
• Family/care giver
• Lab technician
• Nurse and midwife
• Physician
• Self-use/patient

• Dengue

• Chagas’ disease, dengue and onchocerciasis.

• Access to information and services
• Data collection
• Diagnostic and treatment support
• Disease surveillance
• Geographic information system
• Health education
• Health Information Systems (HIS)
• Health surveys
• Healthcare management
• Patient monitoring

• Satellite
• Wired network
• Wireless network

• Computers / Servers / Tablets
• Medical special devices
• Mobile phones
• Smartphones

    None

This project is evaluated? Planned