This document discusses InSTEDD's collaboration tools and work with the Cambodian government on disease surveillance projects. It summarizes GeoChat, a group messaging tool that allows public health workers in Cambodia to communicate in real-time about disease outbreaks. It also describes how GeoChat is being used alongside other systems to map water pump installations and vaccine distributions to improve monitoring. The document promotes providing feedback on GeoChat and exploring potential partnerships between InSTEDD and organizations using similar mapping technologies.

1. InSTEDD SMS
Collaboration Tools
Channe Suy – Product Manager
channe@instedd.org

2. About InSTEDD
 InSTEDD Mission:
Develop technologies for early
detection and rapid response to
diseases and disasters.
 Work with existing and new idea
 Follow partner’s priorities
eg. Government
 Develop and test ideas
together

3. MBDS
“Strengthen national and Mekong sub-regional capabilities in
disease surveillance and response to outbreaks of priority
diseases, in order that they can be effectively controlled.”
Program Areas:
1. Strengthen sustainable national capacity in disease
surveillance, outbreak investigation and responses;
2. Strengthen health manpowerdevelopment in field
epidemiology;
3. Establishment of a sub-regional surveillance network.

4. MBDS Conceptual Structure
MBDS Countries
Cambodia
China (Yunnan,
Lao
Myanmar
Thailand
Vietnam
Land area: 2,570,426 sq km
Population: 313,642,000
Strategies
Cross Border Cooperation
Animal-Human interface
Epidemiology Capacity
ICT Capacity
Lab Capacity
Risk Communications
Policy Research
Cross-Border Sites
Contact information
Direct communications
Joint trainings
Data sharing

5. Working with Cambodian Government
 Cambodia CDC
 Grassroots needs within national priorities
 Deploy GeoChat for Rapid Response Team
 Nation-wide deployment in 2010
 National Center for HIV/AIDS (NCHADs)
 Appointment Reminder for continuity of treatment
 Extended the current OI/ARV system
 SMS appointment reminder to Home Based Care
 Integrates with existing Medical Record System
 Designed locally with appropriate remote support

6. GeoChat

7. • Group Chat tool
• Send message to group and can see it on the
map
What is GeoChat?

8.  Message can be sent from SMS,
Email or GeoChat website
 Work even without internet connectivity
 Can work with basic mobile phone
 Sender spend only one SMS cost from other
carriers and free from Smart Mobile user
 Work from any location in your telephone
network coverage provider
About GeoChat

9. Some more about GeoChat …

10. GeoChat-View on the map

11. Group Chat - for two ways communication
Does any one see suspected
dead chicken?
Yes , I am taking sample
to send to lab
A
B
B
A

12. Please be informed that H5N1 decease
definition has been uploaded to website
www.moh.gov.kh/defh5n1.pdf
Blast Group- for one way communication
Head Office
Battambang
Kandal
Kampot

13. We are working on something new

14. Imagine if you could …
Track water pump installation inspection and repair
OR
Track vaccine distribution

15. View water pump installed site on the map

16. Site 132 condition=good,
repaired = yes
Inspection update at the site over SMS

17. Comments
Water Pump Manage…Add New
Installed 9/3/2008
Population coverage 200
Current Condition Good
Last repair 2/1/2010
Krasang Village
(site 132)
Add Field…
Label Value
Type in or select the group this field belongs to
Save Field
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18. How you can help
• Feedback ideas
• Are you using any similar products?
• What is the minimal thing you want to
map?
• How are you currently doing it? (eg.
Excel Spreadsheet)

19. Thank you !
http://instedd.org
channe@instedd.org
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