# Ebola reporting mechanisms **URL:** \ **Category:** Support - Assistance technique\ **Created:** [15 September 2014 16:02 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/ebola-reporting-mechanisms/2207 "2014-09-15T16:02:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Matthew\_Gordon](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/858c86/32.png) [@Matthew\_Gordon](https://community.dhis2.org/u/Matthew_Gordon)\ **Post date:** [15 September 2014 16:02 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/ebola-reporting-mechanisms/2207/1 "2014-09-15T16:02:01Z")
Dear all: Sorry for a slightly off-topic message, but Lars suggested you all might be good to ask: we’ve been asked by some orgs about helping with Ebola response, and the organizations have asked us about how data is being collected at the country level and how it’s being reported upwards. If anyone has current situational awareness around data reporting for Ebola and would be interested in helping us out, please email me directly and we can discuss. We are working on a pro bono basis on Ebola with international organizations, and I suspect DHIS2 integration may be helpful here, but if there are other systems that are in use that I need to be aware of, that would be very useful information. Sincerely Matthew P. Gordon, Ph.D. Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir Technologies > **[Palantir](https://www.palantir.com)** > > Foundational Software of Tomorrow. Delivered Today.™ Email: [mgordon@palantir.com](mailto:mgordon@palantir.com) Mobile: +1-217-721-7600 ---
**Author:** ![prosper](https://dhis2.b-cdn.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/7c8e57/32.png) [@prosper](https://community.dhis2.org/u/prosper)\ **Post date:** [16 September 2014 05:18 UTC](https://community.dhis2.org/t/ebola-reporting-mechanisms/2207/2 "2014-09-16T05:18:10Z")
Hi Matthew, Uganda set up a demo project using DHIS2 as part of the Global Health Security Initiative supported by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevent - Center for Global Health. Basically we aimed at strengthening one of the core pillars of surveillance in detection, prevention and controlling of global outbreaks. In the demo project, three pathogens were tested out, Cholera, VHF (Ebola) and MDR TB. Our main objective from the data point of view was to improve case confirmation turn around time and data use during investigation and response. With DHIS2 utilizing, the mobile, tracker and aggregate modules we set up a systems that:- 1. Allows communities and field staff communicate easily communicate with the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) staff and other key stakeholders by sending SMS to DHIS2 and the same messages forwarded from DHIS2 to EOC staff and key stakeholders' emails and phones in real time. With DHIS2 functionality of SMS reporting, alerts and email/sms notifications we are able to keep selected groups in the know of what is happening in the field right from the time of romour to confirmation if the case. 2. Tracking Specimen from the field to the national reference laboratories for confirmation and keeping EOC, reference lab staff and key stakeholders informed of the whereabouts of the specimen. A combination of DHIS2 tracker, mobile and SMS reminders, we are able to register specimen in the field and track them through the transportation system to to the point of testing and finally resulting. Ont every action taken on the specimen during transportation an SMS is either system generated or sent by phone to DHIS2 notifying where and status of specimen. 3. Resulting and uploading key scanned data collection tools. Using the reports - documents, case/investigations forms are scanned and uploaded into DHIS2 to share with EOC and key stakeholders. Also once specimen testing is done, results are entered into the tracker and accessed by EOC. 4. Data analysis and presentation. Using the query builder for individual records, standard aggregate reports are setup and data analyzed using the Pivot tables and presented on the dashboard using GIS and Data visualizer charts and maps. Attached is the user manuals for the DHIS2 Alert and specimen tracking system for Global Health security. Regards > **···** > > On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 7:02 PM, Matthew Gordon \ wrote: > > > Dear all: > > Sorry for a slightly off-topic message, but Lars suggested you all might > > be good to ask: we’ve been asked by some orgs about helping with Ebola > > response, and the organizations have asked us about how data is being > > collected at the country level and how it’s being reported upwards. If > > anyone has current situational awareness around data reporting for Ebola > > and would be interested in helping us out, please email me directly and we > > can discuss. We are working on a pro bono basis on Ebola with > > international organizations, and I suspect DHIS2 integration may be helpful > > here, but if there are other systems that are in use that I need to be > > aware of, that would be very useful information. > > > > Sincerely > > > > Matthew P. Gordon, Ph.D. > > Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir Technologies > > [http://www.palantir.com](http://www.palantir.com) > > Email: mgordon@palantir.com > > Mobile: +1-217-721-7600 > > > > \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ > > Mailing list: [DHIS 2 Users in Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users) > > Post to : dhis2-users@lists.launchpad.net > > Unsubscribe : [DHIS 2 Users in Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users) > > More help : [ListHelp - Launchpad Help](https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp) > > -- > Prosper Behumbiize, MPH > Phone: +256 414 320076 > Cell: +256 772 139037 >                      +256 752 751776