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Ebola Outbreak 2014 : How The Text Message Is Fighting The Deadly Disease by baseg25(m): 4:47am On Oct 25, 2014 |
Could a TEXT MESSAGE help halt Ebola? YES, ‘Big data’ could be key to stopping deadly virus in its tracks – and may even help find a cure *. More than 8,000 people are thought to have contracted the disease, and almost half of those have diedMeanwhile , this really help in a country like Nigeria to curb the deadly virus… 4days ago World Health Organization declare Nigeria Ebola free country, With these Us , sierra lone and some other country have congratulate federal Government of Nigeria for stopping the deadly virus. The Ebola virus is continuing its rampage throughout West Africa with the number of people infected doubling every three to four weeks. According to dailymailSo far, more than 8,000 people are thought to have contracted the disease, and almost half of those have died, according to the World Health Organization. In the battle to stem the virus, health organization are turning towards data generated by social media and mobile technology – with some hoping it may even help find a cure. Text messages are helping in the fight against Ebola in Sierra Leon with people receiving public health text alerts and sending messages about food security to aid agencies For instance, text messages are helping in the fight against Ebola in Sierra Leone, with people receiving public health text alerts and sending messages about food security to aid agencies. The initiative was started by the Word Food Programme (WFP) in an effort to source information about household food security for those at risk. So far, more than 850 people have responded to a survey which was sent to mobile phone subscribers randomly by location, and involved answering ten text messages. ‘[An] advantage of mobile data collection is that is it quicker than sending around teams to do face to face surveys around the country,’ said Jean-Martin Bauer, a WFP food security analyst. Researchers are collecting mobile phone mast activity data from operators and mapping where calls to helplines are located. Pictured is an example of mobile phone data collected from Côte d’Ivoire to monitor Ebola by Flowminder.org. The Ebola virus is continuing its rampage throughout West Africa with the number of people infected doubling every three to four weeks. So far, more than 8,000 people are thought to have contracted the disease, and almost half of those have died, according to the World Health Organization. Pictured on the left is a health worker, and on the left a demonstration hoping to stem the spread of Ebola. In a public health emergency, where the situation of communities is changing by the week, this helps WFP have more timely information to shape our response.’ The Red Cross and Red Crescentalso hope to extend a text message-based system used to advise people about Ebola in to seven West African nations. The facility will allow the charities to send SMS messages to every switched-on handset in an area by drawing its shape on a computer-generated map. Meanwhile, the BBC has started sending Whatsapp alerts that include short audio clips and low-resolution photos to people threatened by Ebola. Within just four hours of launching the service, more than 1,000 people signed up for its Ebola alerts, which are sent in both English and French. As well as sending alerts, technology is helping health agencies monitor trends in outbreaks by their speed, number and location. WHAT IS BIG DATA? |
Re: Ebola Outbreak 2014 : How The Text Message Is Fighting The Deadly Disease by baseg25(m): 4:52am On Oct 25, 2014 |
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