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”.
Researching development of neurological symptoms in patients infected with COVID-19
Now is the time to set up SMS surveillance for coronavirus
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.