Magpi has been proven to provide rapid and inexpensive SMS surveillance for disease epidemics, including Ebola, in resource-challenged settings. Shouldn’t we be setting up SMS surveillance for coronavirus now?
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.
