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Global Public Health Surveillance Using Media Reports: Redesigning GPHIN.
Dave Carter1, Marta Stojanovic1, Philip Hachey1
1Digital Technologies Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|June 24, 2020
Summary
The Global Public Health Intelligence Network (GPHIN) was updated in 2017 to improve global public health surveillance. The new system uses innovative functions to overcome traditional reporting barriers for faster health event detection.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Health Surveillance Systems
Background:
- Effective global public health surveillance depends on timely and reliable reporting.
- Traditional reporting structures face challenges including speed, procedural, technical, and political barriers.
- The Global Public Health Intelligence Network (GPHIN) was initially developed to address these limitations by monitoring news media.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline the next generation of the Global Public Health Intelligence Network (GPHIN), which was launched in 2017.
- To detail the design decisions behind GPHIN's new functionalities and innovations.
- To report on advancements in public health intelligence gathering.
Main Methods:
- The paper describes the system architecture and functional enhancements of the next-generation GPHIN.
- Design decisions were based on addressing the limitations of previous surveillance systems.
- Focus on leveraging information from mainstream news sources for rapid health event detection.
Main Results:
- The 2017 GPHIN system incorporates new functions and innovations.
- The updated system aims to provide faster and more efficient health event reporting.
- The design facilitates overcoming traditional barriers in public health information transmission.
Conclusions:
- The next generation of GPHIN represents a significant advancement in global public health surveillance.
- The system's innovations are designed to enhance the speed and reliability of health intelligence.
- GPHIN continues to be a vital tool for monitoring global health events through diverse information channels.


