Development of integrated Infectious Disease Information System (IDIS): Geospatial-based components for Malaria Information System (GeoMIS)

Abstract

Introducing a Geospatial Based Infectious DiseaseInformation System (IDIS) in Malaysia as an innovative initiative to control the disease is essential due to local environmental risk factor and public health awareness. Malaria is one of the major disease concerns in rural areas, requiring an efficient system to manage the disease. Most of the current disease information systems used by the local health authorities are non-spatial based method, which has not consisted of spatial features and functions. This study adapted the Geographical Information System (GIS) technology to develop an integrated Geospatial-Based Malaria Information System. The proposed system could enhance malaria surveillance programme in Malaysia to achieve zero malaria cases by 2015.

Geospatial infrastructure solutions for local government sectors: geo-enabling infectious disease monitoring system in state health departments

“…A common SDI of Malaysian disease framework has been introduced by [4,19,20,8]. They utilized a geospatial tuberculosis information system (GeoTBiS) as a geospatial decision support system to improve the existing system functions and a range of suggestions for practical use in Selangor.…”

“…This minimal cost system will also help the health department create a disease surveillance system to monitor current diseases [11][12][13]. The geospatial technology is innovative approaches because it could help the local agencies manage the risk-decision making of extreme events or smart organizations through SDI of Malaysian disease framework that has been introduced by [4,19,20]. For example, [20,8] utilized a Geospatial Tuberculosis Information System (GeoTBiS) as a geospatial decision support system to improve the existing system functions and a range of suggestions for practical use in Selangor.…”

The Invention of Geospatial Decision Support System for Malaysian Tuberculosis Surveillance Data Management

“…The motivation of this research is raised when related theories and scholarly experts convince that the GIS function has abilities to be applied in epidemiology and health studies as conducted in local studies (Rasam et al, 2018;Bazlan et al, 2014;Mohd Noor et al, 2011). Clarke et al (1996) and Abdul Rasam et al (2019) highlighted the GIS provides new and intensifying opportunities for epidemiology and believed that the technology prospect has already maintained a role for the public health expert in geography.…”