Magpi provided free access for pandemic-related data collection in a recent study: “Hospital Mortality and Resource Implications of Hospitalization with COVID-19 in London, UK”.
Mapping Human Health
We were happy to see a recent publication touch extensively on the use of mobile devices to map human health: “What’s Your Status: Mapping Human Health” by Diana S. Sinton, the Executive Director of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science [UCGIS], a non-profit, membership organization that supports a higher education community of practice around GIScience research and teaching.
Tracking Newborn Outcomes in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Realtime Mapping of Epidemic Disease with Magpi
Disease surveillance in rural regions of many countries is poor, such that prolonged delays (months) may intervene between appearance of disease and its recognition by public health authorities. With Magpi, electronic surveillance not only provided a real-time map of the health status of children with established Nodding Syndrome but also revealed previously unknown children with head nodding.
Improving Performance Against Polio
The World Health Organization (WHO) has used Magpi in multiple countries for years, and in its polio program documented how it utilized Magpi to implement a real-time data system, with no programmers or technicians – taking advantage of Magpi’s simplicity to achieve impressive results and keep costs low.