Client/employer: ACF, 2016
In partnership with the Minsitry of Health of Niger, my team built an SMS-based monitoring service to track cases of Rift Valley Fever in Tahoua, Niger. The data was used by the Ministry of Health to quickly track and respond to suspected outbreaks and reduce the number of costly field visits. A network of community respondents (veterinarians, livestock production technicians) regularly provided information on local outbreaks via SMS. The responses were pushed to a cloud server, where GPS coordinates were attached, allowing for the cases to be easily mapped.