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Amazonas State Health Department in Brazil to use the software to
monitor and treat outbreaks of dengue fever
Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced Nokia Data Gathering, a new
software solution to help public sector and non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) quickly and accurately collect data on critical
issues such as disease outbreaks or disaster relief via mobile
devices. The Amazonas State Health Department in Brazil will be the
first to use the solution as part of its fight against dengue fever
in the city of Manaus in Northern Brazil.
The Nokia Data Gathering software will be available to public sector
organizations and NGOs free of charge. It can be used to create
tailored questionnaires and distribute them to multiple mobile phones
using a normal mobile network. Field personnel surveying local
conditions can quickly complete the questionnaires and immediately
transmit their findings to a central database. The system also allows
organizations to geo-tag data with GPS location information to build
a more detailed picture of very local conditions.
"Sound decisions are based on the analysis of fresh, accurate data.
However, for organizations with a remote or mobile workforce, this is
easier said than done. Information related to health, agriculture and
environmental conditions is often recorded on paper, transported, and
transcribed, in a process that can take months and result in errors.
Nokia Data Gathering aims to improve accuracy and deliver information
in near real-time, helping decision-makers to improve the delivery of
social services," said Gregory Elphinston, Director of Community
Involvement at Nokia.
Accurate and timely information is essential when monitoring the
effectiveness of disease prevention measures and preventing further
outbreaks. This is the basis for the deployment of Nokia Data
Gathering in Brazil by the Amazonas State Health Department, SUSAM
(Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Amazonas), which will be using the
solution to monitor outbreaks of disease and the effectiveness of
prevention programs in the city of Manaus. Commencing in October
2008, 50 SUSAM field personnel equipped with Nokia E61 and Nokia E71
devices will take to the street in the metropolitan region of Manaus
focusing initially on dengue fever. The program will then be expanded
in 2009 to cover the whole State of Amazonas, with SUSAM's 600 field
agents gathering data on the fight against dengue fever, malaria and
yellow fever.
"The Secretaria de Saúde do Amazonas has a series of programs dealing
with endemic diseases in the region, and Nokia's technology will help
us to more rapidly identify and investigate the results and symptoms
of the surveyed population," said Agnaldo Costa, State Health
Secretary of Amazonas State. "The transmission of information
immediately after the interviews gives us improved agility, increases
public safety, and avoids the manual filling-in of forms which is
usually a difficult and time-consuming process."
"This solution demonstrates the real potential of mobile
communications to deliver social benefits," Greg Elphinston of Nokia
continued. "The more time-critical the information, and the more
remote the location, the more organizations have to gain from a
mobile phone based solution. We expect Nokia Data Gathering to be
especially beneficial in collecting information in the health,
agriculture, emergency services, censuses and environmental
conservation sectors."
The software was developed by Nokia and Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia
(INdT), a non-profit research and development center in Brazil. Nokia
will be donating licenses for the Nokia Data Gathering software to
public sector organizations and NGOs. More information can be found
by visiting www.nokia.com/datagathering.
Notes to editors:
More information about Nokia Data Gathering is available at
www.nokia.com/datagathering
Related photos in print quality can be found at
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About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We
make a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that
enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television,
imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing
our offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise
solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide
equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through
Nokia Siemens Networks.
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