Tying tracing technologies together
A Call for Code solution that slows the spread
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When dealing with issues that heavily impact massive amounts of people, rarely is there a secret ingredient that will solve the entire problem comprehensively — rather it is the collection of ingredients working together that provides the greatest opportunity for success. When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic, slowing the spread will take the same kind of concoction. Luckily, there are solutions like Epidemic Surveillance Suite that were built in support of the 2020 Call for Code Global Challenge that are underpinned by a mixture of technologies to help solve the challenges surrounding contract tracing.
The Epidemic Surveillance Suite team comes from the India and US, where they elected to leverage IBM Watson Assistant, IBM Blockchain Platform, and a variety of other technologies to build a comprehensive platform that can digitize contact tracing, automate end-to-end case management, enable collaboration, and generate actionable insights. It works with existing contact tracing mobile apps and helps jurisdictions collect, analyze, monitor, and disseminate critical COVID-19 information to public health officials for critical decision making. Learn more about the solution below:
Thanks to Epidemic Surveillance Suite, there’s now a solution that can make contract tracing a cohesive, concerted effort with the help of a variety of technologies. Want to join the fight against COVID-19? Check out the open source projects available and contribute your code.
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