Electronic Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (eIDSR)

The objective of eIDSR is to provide electronic case-based disease reports to the Ministry of Health

Project start date : 12/11/2017

Last updated : 16/03/2022

Beneficiary country : Liberia

Healthcare themes targeted

  • Malaria/paludism
  • Infectious diseases
  • Other

Fields of application

  • Information, education and communication for behaviour change (IEC)
  • Patient monitoring and medical data
  • Other(s) (specify)

Stage of development

  • Pilot project/testing/trials

Financing method

  • Public (grant/subsidies, call for proposals/call for tender, etc.)
  • Government agency (USAID, etc.)
  • Intergovernmental or international agency

Area where the project is utilised

  • Provincial/regional (in one region of a single country)

Economic model(s)

  • Donations

Target audience

  • Healthcare professionals and structures (hospitals, healthcare centres/clinics, health networks)
  • Entire population

Project objectives

  • Other (please explain)

Materials used

  • Cellular (mobile) phone
  • Smartphone
  • Computer

Technologies used

  • Mobile telecommunications (without data connection)
  • Internet
  • Mobile app (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, HTML5, etc.)

Offline use

Yes

Open source

Yes

Open data

No

Independent evaluation

No

About the sponsor

eHealth Africa

Founded in 2009, eHA’s mission is to build stronger health systems through the design and implementation of data-driven solutions that respond to local needs and provide underserved communities with tools to lead healthier lives. Based in Africa, eHA achieves its mission through establishing new standards in health delivery and emergency response through the integration of information, technology, and operations.
eHA has country offices in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Germany and works across West Africa and are currently executing projects in many countries in the region, including Chad, Cameroon, DRC, Niger, and others. eHealth Africa has over 700 staff working across these offices and project offices. Leveraging an integrated approach as much as possible, eHA focuses on the following 5 areas:

Health Delivery Systems
Public Health Emergency Management Systems
Disease Surveillance Systems
Laboratory [&] Diagnostic Systems
Nutrition [&] Food Security Systems

Sector : Institutions (Communities, public authorities, NGOs, foundations, etc.)

Country of origin : Liberia

Contact : Sponsor website Project website

Partners

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Institutions (Communities, public authorities, NGOs, foundations, etc.)

  • IntraHealth

    Institutions (Communities, public authorities, NGOs, foundations, etc.)

  • USAID

    Institutions (Communities, public authorities, NGOs, foundations, etc.)

  • World Health Organization

    Institutions (Communities, public authorities, NGOs, foundations, etc.)