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- - Event management systems (EMS) play a crucial role in epidemic response by combining surveillance data and incident management, but there is a need for international standards in their development.
- - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) developed SITAware, a cost-effective software that works well with low internet connectivity, allowing for timely notifications, reports, and data visualization.
- - In 2022, SITAware was used to handle around 300 incidents, demonstrating its effectiveness and integration into local workflows, which could serve as a model for developing similar systems in other regions.
Article Abstract
Event management systems (EMS) are key tools for epidemic intelligence, integrating surveillance signals and incident response, although international standards to inform development are lacking. We describe the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) SITAware, a software capable of operating with low internet bandwidth to generate notifications, reports, and spatiotemporal dashboards and provide event-level data for real-time accountability and postevent learning. SITAware was enabled by local institutional ownership, co-created at low cost, and integrated into existing workflows. In 2022, SITAware was used to manage ≈300 incidents, and NCDC implemented it subnationally. NCDC's experience may inform EMS development and implementation in similar settings.
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