In this submission to the Journal of Public Health, we describe the development of an inexpensive, tablet-based digital system for conducting disease surveillance and monitoring resource utilization at the Allahabad Kumbh Mela in India, a 55-day festival attended by over 70 million people.
PublicationsCloud-Based Syndromic Surveillance System
Using mobile technology at India’s Kumbh Mela to optimize disease surveillance and healthcare delivery
September 21, 2016
By Dhruv S. Kazi, P. Gregg Greenough, Rishi Madhok, Aaron Heerboth, Ahmed Shaikh, Jennifer Leaning, Satchit Balsari