Event Mobile Application (EMA-i )

EMA-i is an app for Androids developed for Veterinary Services to strengthen the animal disease reporting, early warning and surveillance with a timely reporting of georeferenced animal disease events. With the app, veterinary officers collect animal disease information from the field also offline and transmit the reports through a network then transmitted with the network. The application generates georeferenced reports, which are transmitted to the country user interface under the FAO’s Global Animal Disease Information System (EMPRES-i) where data is securely stored and processed. Crucially, the application allows for confidentiality of sensitive information. Only registered participants have access to their national data.
EMA-i provides functionalities to share the disease events. EMA-i includes a mapping “Near-me” component which allow users to visualize events in the nearby area. It also includes an analyses function to create epidemiological reports which are shared in real-time with decisions makers and stakeholders in the local area or within the country. An early warning e-mail notification system is also in place for informing decision makers on a disease event The tool is customized to national disease reporting needs.