Outputs | Timelines (2015) | |
Planned | Actual | |
Project management and information technology infrastructure established to oversee rapid data collection, action triggering, and repository building | 15 January | 10 February |
Data management staff recruited and trained | 31 January | 10 February |
Data analysis and reporting plan finalised | 31 January | 10 February |
ODK and SMS data collection platforms customised and tested | 2 February | 10 February |
Training materials developed and finalised | 4 February | 10 February |
DDCS deployed in Western Area Urban and Western Area Rural districts where Ebola transmission was highest at the time | 15 February | 31 March |
DDCS deployed in remaining four high transmission districts | 22 February | 21 March |
SMAC community-based EVD surveillance and reporting initiated and operational in all six high transmission districts | 28 February | 23 March |
DDCS, Digital Data Collection System; EVD, Ebola virus disease; ODK, Open Data Kit; SMS, short message service.