A Public Health Surveillance System for Early Warnings

Authors

  • Diego M. López Universidad del Cauca

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18046/syt.v5i10.983

Keywords:

Software architecture, component-based development, XML, Public Health Surveillance.

Abstract

The paper describes a generic software architecture for Public Health Surveillance information Systems and the implementation of a reporting system for infectious diseases in rural areas, implementing such architecture. The architecture is a component-based, interoperable, flexible and open approach and the system is implemented using open source technologies. The software application has been piloted in the Department of Cauca in Colombia, in the framework of a telemedicine Project funded by the European Union Commission.

Author Biography

  • Diego M. López, Universidad del Cauca

    Bio Statement available in Spanish

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Published

2008-03-27

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 10 (2007)

Section

Original Research

License

This journal is licensed under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode).