SPEED by DOH HEMS
SPEED is a disease surveillance system for health emergencies and disasters using mobile and Internet.
About You
About You
About Your Organization
Organization Name
Metahelix
Organization Website
Organization Country
Philippines, XX
Country where this project is creating social impact
Philippines, XX
Is your organization a
For‐profit
How long has your organization been operating?
1‐5 years
Has the organization received awards or honors? Please tell us about them
Galing Likha-Kalusugan(Excellence in Health) Awards in 2011 from the Philippine Institute of Development Studies and Center for Health Market Innovations (healthmarketinnovations.org) for M-Dok, a mobile telehealth system.
References - Please provide two references with a two-sentence biography, email address, and phone number for each
Dr. Arturo Pesigan is currently the Team Leader for Urban Health Emergency Management for the World Health Organization in Kobe, Japan. He is a regional expert on health emergency management and former regional adviser and technical officer for Emergency and Humanitarian Action of World Health Organization in the Western Pacific.
Tel: +81 (0)78 230 3128
E-mail: pesigana@wkc.who.int
Dr. Gerardo Medina is Technical Officer for Emergency Humanitarian Action of the World Health Organization in the Philippines.
Tel: +632 528 9765
Email: medinag@wpro.who.int
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Innovation
Select the stage that best applies to your solution
Growth (your pilot is up and running, and starting to expand)
How long have you been in operation?
Operating for 1‐5 years
The Need: What problem are you trying to solve?
Disease surveillance and outbreak monitoring after disasters
The Solution: What is your solution? Be specific!
SPEED or Surveillance Post Extreme Emergencies and Disasters is mobile- and Internet-based disease surveillance system for disasters by the Health Emergency Management Staff of the Department of Health and the World Health Organization Philippines. It monitors 21 key diseases that occur after a major disaster, such as diarrhea, leptospirosis, and measles. SPEED allows health workers in evacuation centers and health facilities to send daily disease data through SMS and Internet. SPEED aggregates this data and generates alerts, tables, graphs, and maps based on location and date range. SPEED can generate data from the level of the evacuation center upto the national level. SPEED was funded by the World Health Organization and AUSAID.
The Model: Walk us through a specific example of how your solution makes a difference; include your primary activities
A SPEED reporter (i.e. health worker) sends a preformatted SMS message containing the disease tally in an evacuation center or health facility. If a disease threshold is breached, the SPEED server will send an SMS message to health emergency managers regarding a possible outbreak. The SPEED system then aggregates the disease data to generate reports for municipal, provincial, regional and national managers for disaster response and policy-making.
The Marketplace: Who are your peers and competitors? Identify others also working to address the needs you are and what differentiates you from them. What challenges could these players pose to your success or growth?
Currently, the most predominant player in public health technology is Voxiva. Our solution is cheaper and simpler to use compared to theirs, but since they are bigger and more well-established, they pose a significant challenge for the growth of SPEED.
This Entry is about (Issues)
Social Impact
Founding Story: We want to hear about your "Aha!" moment. Share the story of where and when the founder(s) saw this solution's potential to change the world.
SPEED was created in response to Typhoon Ondoy in 2009 (international name Ketsana), the most devastating typhoon to hit Manila which resulted in one of the largest leptospirosis outbreaks in the world. Subseqeuently, the Global Outbreak Alert Response Network identified the need for an effective monitoring system for early detection of unusual increases in major public health events during emergencies.
Please describe the goal of your initiative; outline what you are trying to achieve
To minimize or eliminate morbidity and mortality due to disease outbreaks related to disaster
To develop a robust public health disease surveillance system for emergencies and disasters
What has been the impact of your solution to date?
Since 2010, SPEED has been used in a number of disasters, such as Typhoon Quiel (international name Nalgae) and Typhoon Sendong (international name Washi) in 2011. There have been outbreaks of leptospirosis due to Typhoon Sendong, but not of the magnitude as Typhoon Ondoy. It is not yet known what role SPEED has played in decreasing the incidence of outbreaks. SPEED has been rolled out in 10 out of the 17 regions in the Philippines, with subsequent training for the rest of the country in 2012.
What is your projected impact over the next five years?
It is hoped that SPEED can eliminate all preventable morbidity and mortality due to disease outbreaks in disasters, since the Philippines is listed as the most disaster-prone country in the world. Since morbidity and mortality due to disaster is increasing because of the effects of climate change globally, SPEED can play a major role in lowering disease burden, especially in developing nations similar to the Philippines which are vulnerable to climate change.
Winning entries present a strong plan for how they will achieve and track growth. Identify your six-month milestone for growing your impact
Identify three major tasks you will have to complete to reach your six-month milestone
Task 1
Expand to the remaining 7 regions in the country.
Task 2
Conduct further refinements based on actual usage during disasters.
Task 3
Develop white label version.
Now think bigger! Identify your 12-month impact milestone
Identify three major tasks you will have to complete to reach your 12-month milestone
Task 1
Develop mobile app for Android and Nokia Symbian.
Task 2
Explore partnerships with local and regional telcos.
Task 3
Explore funding from angel investors and venture capital
Sustainability
Tell us about your partnerships
Currently, we are working with the Health Emergency Management Staff of the Department of Health and the World Health Organization, although there is no formal partnership. We are also exploring collaboration with the local telecom operators Smart Communications and Globe Telecom. We are also working the Nokia Philippines in developing mobile healthcare apps.
Are you currently targeting other specific populations, locations, or markets for your innovation? If so, where and why?
At the moment, no, but we are looking at expanding to neighboring countries in Southeast Asia and other countries with a similar disaster profile to the Philippines.
What type of operating environment and internal organizational factors make your innovation successful?
Please elaborate on any needs or offers you have mentioned above and/or suggest categories of support that aren't specified within the list
 | 16 weeks agoCarol Grodzins said: Very promising idea. Is this being done in other countries? It seems there is a lot of use in environment, health, fields, etc for data ... about this Competition Entry. - read more > |
| 19 weeks agoAyedee Domingo updated this Competition Entry. |
| 19 weeks agoAyedee Domingo submitted this idea. |
