Public Health Informatics in Global Health Surveillance: A Review


 Background: Surveillance is the backbone for effective public health practice. Traditionally, surveillance system relies on collection of information regarding health-related events through healthcare facilities, disease notification from physician, syndromic networks, selected sentinel or by event-based data. However, there are several limitations in using conventional surveillance. Methods: With advancement technology and computer science, overcoming those complementing traditional method has been recommended. Three leading emerging technologies applied surveillance: internet things, artificial intelligence, blockchain. Results: Application informatics could raise issues including accessibility affordability innovations; informatics’ experts, law, regulation to protect patients’ information; social ethical considerations, norms, standards implementing new technologies; data ownership; privacy sharing biosecurity; biosafety; cybersecurity. Conclusion: This article aimed review applications practice its related use technology. Several be useful incoming challenges health. application can pose significant must taken into consideration