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DiseaseFindr - Barangay Health Informatics Project This page is intended for the Barangay Health Informatics Project also known as DiseaseFindr. barangay).

Disease outbreaks present a major challenge in most developing countries. In the Philippines,
for instance, records from the Department of Health indicate that there is a variety of health disease outbreaks that occurred. These diseases include malaria, dengue fever, measles, typhoid fever, leptospirosis, diarrhoea, HIV, cholera and rabies, among others. While a number of health intervention programs are already implemented by various agencies these pandemics still remain a challenge because of a shortage of healthcare professionals serving the unserved and underserved communities and lack of awareness. The exponential growth of mobile communication in developing countries, including the Philippines, offers a new opportunity for providing health related services to the unserved and underserved populace. According to a UN report in 2010, among those who were left behind because of ‘digital divide’, billions now have access to reliable technology (Vital Wave Consulting, 2010). One of the most promising area in mobile communication is health informatics, particularly, disease and outbreak tracking through mobile applications. In the Philippines, there has been scant development
utilizing mobile technologies for health interventions in small communities (barangay level). This project aims to determine whether new accessible mobile technologies can be applied to extend health related services in a community (i.e. It intends to engage the community to get involve in early disease detection and outbreak prevention by means of facilitating access to relevant health information and resources. Specifically, this project aims to assist barangay health workers (BHW) and barangay officials to gather and disseminate health information, services and activities to its constituent through mobile communication. This type of solution is commonly known as mobile government or mobile governance (mGov). The goals of this project will be achieved through the development of a mobile application using participatory approach and agile methodologies that allows the target community to collaborate
with system developers to articulate their needs regarding the required application.

17/08/2017

Scaling out soon... Watch out!

Meeting with students & youth volunteers for DiseaseFindr information dissemination and marketing. They will help us pro...
08/10/2016

Meeting with students & youth volunteers for DiseaseFindr information dissemination and marketing. They will help us promote DiseaseFindr in various places.

Sample IEC materials
06/08/2016

Sample IEC materials

Download our app now @ Google Play Store
03/08/2016

Download our app now @ Google Play Store

GIP and BHW User Training 4th session
02/08/2016

GIP and BHW User Training 4th session

Actual testing of Disease Findr App and User Training 3rd session
18/07/2016

Actual testing of Disease Findr App and User Training 3rd session

Disease Findr App 2nd User Training session.
11/07/2016

Disease Findr App 2nd User Training session.

DiseaseFindr team working with Barangay Health Workers. User Training - 1st Session
04/07/2016

DiseaseFindr team working with Barangay Health Workers. User Training - 1st Session

Mobile device turnover to Barangay Mintal for the DiseaseFindr application
04/07/2016

Mobile device turnover to Barangay Mintal for the DiseaseFindr application

DiseaseFindr - Barangay Mintal Orientation of BHWs, Purok Leaders, and other Barangay Functionaries.
27/06/2016

DiseaseFindr - Barangay Mintal Orientation of BHWs, Purok Leaders, and other Barangay Functionaries.

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