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. 2019 Jun 13;19:111. doi: 10.1186/s12911-019-0829-5

Table 1.

Direct improvements on dengue surveillance targeted to be achieved by Mo-Buzz [9]

Function Challenges Intervention (Mo-Buzz)
Surveillance

- Paper reporting forms posted to Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) for consolidation and re-posted to Ministry of Health (MOH) by patient region

- Dengue cases marked on physical map in MOH office-colour coding map with stickers is cluttered and time consuming

- Digital forms automatically sent to relevant

- GPS geotagging of dengue sites accessible by all PHIs using Mo-Buzz, digitally colour coordinated by action.

Health Communication

- PHIs use paper leaflets/materials to inform public. Costly and time consuming to produce and outdated

- Public have to seek out dengue information through traditional methods

- Educational materials assist PHIs to educate public

- Public can access updated information on outbreaks

- PHIs can respond to public queries more quickly and efficiently

Civic Engagement - PHIs manually discover potential dengue cases through hospitals and visit public. Public are not actively seeking to notify of dengue cases - Public can report location of breeding sites and submit potential dengue cases to instantly notify PHIs to investigate