Design of IoT-enabled, scalable mobile application for ASHA workers in COVID-19 data management

ABSTRACT

In COVID-19 pandemic, ASHAs are frontline workforces in Rural and Urban India. During the outbreak of this national emergency, they were trained to check the public health parameters and conduct surveys to collect medical information from public, hospitals and quarantine camps. The collected data was submitted to Zonal Admin for further curative action. This entire process was time consuming and ineffective. For fast data gathering by ASHA workers and its management we have developed an IoT enabled mobile application ASHA Bot. This integrated solution consists of a portable handheld device to capture body temperature with no direct contact and SpO2 during the mass screening. Further, this device was interfaced with “mobile App Asha Bot”. We have exemplified the utility of ASHA Bot for ASHA workers, in collecting on filed data to gather day-to-day statistics and its management by zonal officers during the pandemic. The proposed app is further scalable for other statistical needs and could be used by the stakeholders for COVID-19 data management. © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.