Health Emergency and Public Involvement in the Philippines: Syndromic Surveillance Efforts and System Integration

• Main Authors: Estuar, Ma. Regina Justina E, Espina, Kennedy E, Pulmano, Christian E, Ventura, Charles, Romarate, Roy Miguel G
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: syndromic surveillance; health security systems; ICT in disaster; interoperability in systems; semantic API; Computer Sciences; Databases and Information Systems; Emergency and Disaster Management
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/discs-faculty-pubs/333; https://www.springerprofessional.de/en/health-emergency-and-public-involvement-in-the-philippines-syndr/17739662
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In a country situated within the typhoon belt, the Philippines experience an average of 28 typhoons in a year with a minimum of two major typhoons causing great damage and loss of lives. Acknowledging that disaster preparedness, response, and rescue require a multidimensional approach, emergency clu...