INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR MONITORING VACCINATIONS IN EXPECTANT PREGNANT MOTHERS AND CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS: A CASE STUDY: RBC-RWANDA

Abstract

Vaccination is the way of prevention from various infectious diseases, in many countries the process of Vaccinations system is not technology based. In Rwanda patients (child and pregnant woman) use manual Vaccination system still now which is not secure. The existing systems are the paper-based system therefore peoples are going to be digitalized on their particular life in Rwanda. each of both category of patients wants secured and flexible vaccination tracking Information system than the existing manual system, the management of all childhood and motherhood vaccination services relied on the use of vaccination cards to track vaccines received and set the appointments for future vaccination dates also on paper. This information was manually recorded for reporting purposes and program monitoring which is time consuming for both vaccination Department in RBC and Patients. Vaccination Tracking Information system can solve many problems to monitor and maintain proper vaccination system especially problem of an unaware mother at third world country and child health about vaccination service. Information System for Monitoring Vaccinations (ISMV) is web-based system, the methodology used includes primary and secondary data collection, interviews, questionnaires and documentation. In addition, several technologies were also used to develop the system, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript as Front-end languages, PHP as Server-side languages, MySQL as Database and PhpMyAdmin, Apache as Database GUI tools. Furthermore, the research design and implementation of the prototype of Vaccination Tracking Information System allow the system admin to register Nurses in order to gain credentials on the system for the treatment of children under five years and pregnant mothers in vaccination services. This research contributes to the development and implementation of ISVM which improves the management and the security of the patients which request vaccinations services at health center. During the production phase of ISVM, this system will be integrated with some telecommunication company in Rwanda like MTN Rwanda for sending appointment notification to the patient who request the vaccination service. The system provides an effective way for administrators to view the dashboard, a graphical user interface. System updates dynamically the time and dates based on when an individual vaccinated and given appointment.