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Innovative response

The system has been developed and accelerated and went live during the Covid-19 crisis.

The system enables the accurate recognition of positive infectious diseases based on lab results and case reports received, including Covid-19 cases, their geo-location based on address, understanding clusters and locations, and allows for contact-tracing of positive cases

Specific issues addressed and anticipated impact

Enables the accurate tracing of outbreaks, and positive Covid-19 cases, as well as their contacts for contact-tracing

Organisations/institutions involved

Ministry of Public Health
Ooreedo

Potential issues

N/A

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Relevant URL(s):

http://www.emro.who.int/emhj-volume-25-2019/volume-25-issue-11/implementation-of-surveillance-systems-to-determine-the-burden-of-communicable-diseases-in-a-facility-in-qatar.html

https://www.ooredoo.com/en/media/news_view/ooredoo-qatar-and-ministry-of-public-health-sign-agreement-on-electronic-system-for-control-of-communicable-diseases-and-vaccination-registrations/

Level(s) of government:

National/Federal government

Issues being addressed:

Patient care
Health and safety of responders

Response contact:

[email protected]

Response tags:

Adaptive Action

Date Submitted:

27 April 2020

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