Development and Implementation of a Public Health Event Management System, Nigeria, 2018–2024
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 o...
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| author | James Elston Womi-Eteng Oboma Eteng Chikwe Ihekweazu Isabel Oliver Everistus Aniaku Anwar Abubakar Christopher T. Lee Emmanuel Benyeogor Iain Roddick Sophie Logan Ebere Okereke Leena Inamdar Olusola Aruna Rejoice Luka-Lawal Christine Manthey Lawrence Hinkle Gloria Nunez Emmanuel Agogo Rabi Usman Emmanuel Lucky Sunday Muntari Hassan John Oladejo Ifedayo Adetifa |
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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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| spelling | doaj-art-ca6702abdbd9442f8f9ba8b43921668d2025-08-20T02:32:05ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592025-01-0131141310.3201/eid3101.240379Development and Implementation of a Public Health Event Management System, Nigeria, 2018–2024James ElstonWomi-Eteng Oboma EtengChikwe IhekweazuIsabel OliverEveristus AniakuAnwar AbubakarChristopher T. LeeEmmanuel BenyeogorIain RoddickSophie LoganEbere OkerekeLeena InamdarOlusola ArunaRejoice Luka-LawalChristine MantheyLawrence HinkleGloria NunezEmmanuel AgogoRabi UsmanEmmanuel Lucky SundayMuntari HassanJohn OladejoIfedayo Adetifa 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. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/1/24-0379_articleEvent management systemsepidemiologysurveillanceOne HealthNigeria |
| spellingShingle | James Elston Womi-Eteng Oboma Eteng Chikwe Ihekweazu Isabel Oliver Everistus Aniaku Anwar Abubakar Christopher T. Lee Emmanuel Benyeogor Iain Roddick Sophie Logan Ebere Okereke Leena Inamdar Olusola Aruna Rejoice Luka-Lawal Christine Manthey Lawrence Hinkle Gloria Nunez Emmanuel Agogo Rabi Usman Emmanuel Lucky Sunday Muntari Hassan John Oladejo Ifedayo Adetifa Development and Implementation of a Public Health Event Management System, Nigeria, 2018–2024 Emerging Infectious Diseases Event management systems epidemiology surveillance One Health Nigeria |
| title | Development and Implementation of a Public Health Event Management System, Nigeria, 2018–2024 |
| title_full | Development and Implementation of a Public Health Event Management System, Nigeria, 2018–2024 |
| title_fullStr | Development and Implementation of a Public Health Event Management System, Nigeria, 2018–2024 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and Implementation of a Public Health Event Management System, Nigeria, 2018–2024 |
| title_short | Development and Implementation of a Public Health Event Management System, Nigeria, 2018–2024 |
| title_sort | development and implementation of a public health event management system nigeria 2018 2024 |
| topic | Event management systems epidemiology surveillance One Health Nigeria |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/1/24-0379_article |
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