%0 Journal Article %1 angulaenabling %A Angula, Nikodemus %A Dlodlo, Nomusa %A Mtshali, Progress Qhaphi %D 2021 %J International Journal of Smart Computing and Information Technology (IJSCIT) %K HL7 Interoperability Semantic %N 01 %P 22-26 %T Enabling Semantic Interoperability of Regional Trends of Disease Surveillance Data for Namibia Through a Health-Standards-Based Approach %U https://bohrpub.com/journals/IJSCIT/Vol1N1/IJSCIT_20211105.pdf %V 01 %X The Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia under the division of epidemiology uses a manual paper-based approach to capture disease surveillance data through 5 levels of reporting which include the community level, the health facility level, the district level, and the national level. As a result, this method of communicating and exchanging disease surveillance information is cost and time consuming, which delay disease surveillance information from reaching the head office on time. The current method that is being used to exchange and communicate disease surveillance data is a manual process which very time consuming due to the fact that surveillance officers have to organise and store the files and hunt down the information when it is needed and this can take time.

@article{angulaenabling, abstract = {The Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia under the division of epidemiology uses a manual paper-based approach to capture disease surveillance data through 5 levels of reporting which include the community level, the health facility level, the district level, and the national level. As a result, this method of communicating and exchanging disease surveillance information is cost and time consuming, which delay disease surveillance information from reaching the head office on time. The current method that is being used to exchange and communicate disease surveillance data is a manual process which very time consuming due to the fact that surveillance officers have to organise and store the files and hunt down the information when it is needed and this can take time. }, added-at = {2021-11-24T14:58:40.000+0100}, author = {Angula, Nikodemus and Dlodlo, Nomusa and Mtshali, Progress Qhaphi}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/249273159c867aa5dc01a2a7e7cd1f7c5/ijscitjournal}, interhash = {e42ca3be543619dbe9a024d352e422d5}, intrahash = {49273159c867aa5dc01a2a7e7cd1f7c5}, journal = {International Journal of Smart Computing and Information Technology (IJSCIT)}, keywords = {HL7 Interoperability Semantic}, language = {English}, month = {January}, number = 01, pages = {22-26}, timestamp = {2021-11-24T15:02:26.000+0100}, title = {Enabling Semantic Interoperability of Regional Trends of Disease Surveillance Data for Namibia Through a Health-Standards-Based Approach}, url = {https://bohrpub.com/journals/IJSCIT/Vol1N1/IJSCIT_20211105.pdf}, volume = 01, year = 2021 }