Recipient Institution:
Centre for Health Informatics and Learning, Gadjah Mada University

Project Leader:
Prof. Dr. Hari Kusnanto

Amount and Duration: US$ 24,877 / 21 months

Commencement Date:
January 2005

Abstract of Project
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is the leading cause of hospitalization and death among children in Indonesia and other endemic areas in the developing world. However, case detection and management, disease surveillance, and community-based control of dengue transmission are fragmented activities, so that the local government, including health care and public health personner, and the community at large, are usually not prepared in preventing and managing DHF outbreaks.

An integrated web-based geographic information and decision support system which is developed through action research (soft system) methods, involving the local government, community members, health care and public health personnel, is expected to improve the detection and management of DHF cases, and the prevention and control of dengue transmission in the community. Open source database management system (mysql) and web application (PHP) will be utilized to facilitate the integrated geographic information and decision support system to improve the effectiveness of DHF surveillance activities.

The web-based surveillance system will serve as a tool to enhance concerted efforts in bringing down the incidence of DHF to the lowest possible and continuously evaluate the effectiveness of the DHF control in the project areas at Sleman District, Yogyakarta. The web-based surveillance system will become a model of DHF control approach in other endemic areas, and may also be applied for other communicable diseases.