​Epidemiology+ Nursing 
Care for Disaster Risk Reduction 

Team Members

EpiNurse composes a transdisciplinary research team, whose members have come together to create innovative measures for health security and disaster risk reduction through communication and consolidation under one research framework.

Founder

Co-Founder

​Adviser

EpiNurse Japan 

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EpiNurse the Philippines

The Philippines team is developing a platform for in integrating community health and disaster risk reduction through integration of surveillance (EpiNurse in Shine OS+ ) and human security information (SHEREPO) in a disaster information management platform (eBayanihan). We integrate the human and other dimensions for risk identification through improved health, which in a way challenges the conventional participatory monitoring and mapping system which require real-time or near real-time, population-based, statistical alarms to alert to unusual activity.

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Maria Regina E. Estuar

Project Leader, Ph.D,  

Marlene M. de Leon

Technical Consultant Ph.D,  

John Noel Victorino

Lead Developer

Case Station ​Cebu, Supervisor 

Tool Kit

eBAYANIHAN                                           +     SHINE OS+

EpiNurse Nepal

EpiNurse Nepal began in August 2015 and was completed in April 2016, using an exploratory, descriptive design and action research approach that allowed the investigation of a quality improvement process that simultaneously supports changed management. 

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Monitoring was conducted by trained local nurses using the toolkit in Kathmandu for 4 months at 24 Camps in 10 affected districts (Gorkha, Dolakha, Sindhupalchok, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Kavrepalanchok, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, and Lalitpur).

Traditional paper and telephone method for data collection took more time than the smartphone application due to difficult accessibility of telephone lines. To solve this problem, we developed a new application in collaboration with Kathmandu Living Labs, a Nepali civic tech company. The mobile application collected shelter related data and information, such as location and timestamps, geo-tagged photos, and specific questionnaire with location information by the geotagging function. This system development and active engagement process were designed to engage local nurses in quality improvement.

This result shows one of the ways practical and solution-oriented rapid collaboration can challenge conventional public health security monitoring systems that require near real-time, population-based, statistical alarms to alert to unusual activity. It also includes some key issues to develop the next methodological model of health monitoring, offering a strong interactive network which crosses cultural and societal differences, geographies and generations.

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J-Rapid Project Team Funded by Japan Science and Technology Agency, FY '2016

Apsara Pandey Khanal

Thakchi Sherpa

Sumala Basnet

Sanumaya khadka

Jasmaya Jirel

Srijana Khadka

Sarita Dhakal

EpiNurse Nepal 2017

EpiNurse TOT Group

EpiNurse Kathmandu

EpiNurse Sindhupalchok

EpiNurse Pokhara

EpiNurse Butwal

EpiNurse Birgung,Parsa

EpiNurse Indonesia 

We are developing the GIS platform and plotting health monitoring records. We offer a strong interactive network which crosses cultural and societal boundaries in Indonesia. We promote research knowledge and exchange of ideas regarding social issues and challenges in the field of emergency preparedness and response. Disaster risk reduction literacy among civilian and professional populations, is one outcome, and the development and ongoing enhancement of resilience in the communities selected, is another.

Rini Damayanti

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Hastoro Dwinantoaji

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EpiNurse Congo 

We enhance community health in Congolese vulnerable communities through health promotion (behavioral change) and primary health care (PHC) interventions by: monitoring of Malaria and viral Communicable diseases (HIV/AIDS, Ebolavirus disease, viral hepatitis B&C) and assessment of related risk factors in vulnerable groups. We also improve community health and resilience through disease prevention and control by local health systems, reduce disease (malaria and communicable diseases) prevalence in vulnerable communities.