Uwaje, Others Deploy IT for Fight Ebola Virus

A team of IT experts led by Chris Uwaje, former president, Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has developed Ebola: Database-Engine (ERC) an App to capture Ebola report online nationwide with the aim of curtailing the viral pandemic ravaging the West African region, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can report.

It is a technology response and integrated alert system for the Ebola Virus epidemic, arguably one of the severe and fatal viral hemorrhagic fevers in the world today.

The online report centre at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yahoo.nobleogyify.EbolaApp

Uwaje said that “due to the monumental challenge presented by the rescue mission to curtail and deliver time-effective treatment and related solutions to victims of Ebola, ERC is created as the fastest platform for: to take advantage of the ubiquitous mobile density in Nigeria to collect relevant Database on Ebola”

“It is also act as an information centre for Health and health care delivery sector; and help build a history of Ebola occurrence and statistical reference for future generation” he added

Ebola HF is caused by infection with a virus of the family Filoviridae, genus Ebolavirus.
When infection occurs, symptoms usually begin abruptly.

The first Ebolavirus species was discovered in 1976 in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo near the Ebola River. Since then, outbreaks have appeared sporadically.