To address the pressing challenges of the climate crisis, Precision Health Platform incubated by Swasti, The Health Catalyst and India Meteorological Department (IMD) unveiled a Weather and Disease Tracker Prototype at the Catalysing Social Impact 2024 event held at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. The launch event in the presence of senior officials from India Meteorological Department (IMD) and Swasti Health Catalyst, marks a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between both the entities, establishing a strategic cooperation to improve public health surveillance and response.
This innovative tool launched by Precision Action Towards Climate and Health (PATCH), a key initiative of the Precision Health Platformis intended to identify correlations between weather patterns and disease alarms, providing a proactive approach to public health management amidst climate-related threats. Precision Health Platform by Swasti is a public health preparedness platform catering to the marginalized through comprehensive yet decentralized disease surveillance systems and intelligence gathering through community participation.
Dr. Angela Chaudhuri, Chief Catalyst of Swasti, The Health Catalyst, stated, “The Precision Health Platform is an initiative designed to support public health preparedness and prevent future pandemics. This platform, initiated by Swasti, the Health Catalyst offers a city or state-level health and wellbeing real-time insights into climate-related health risks, facilitating early detection and response. This dashboard integrates data from various sources, enabling proactive measures against health threats. Through this collaboration with IMD, we emphasize the crucial role of partnerships in collectively tackling this global challenge.”
Precision Action Towards Climate and Health (PATCH) offers a customizable health and wellbeing dashboard designed to identify vulnerable areas and populations affected by adverse climate events. The platform prioritizes actions and responses while incorporating risk communication strategies to aid stakeholders in disseminating warning signals and implementing response measures for climate-related risks.
Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement, “Recognizing the urgency of the climate crisis, our collaboration with Swasti to launch the Weather and Disease Tracker Prototype aims to provide a comprehensive relief tracker and raise timely, widespread awareness. This initiative is crucial in preventing distress among the population. We encourage adherence to the guidelines to ensure public safety.”
Weather and Health Tracker is powered by a joint effort between public health professionals, government organizations, and communities, marking a significant step forward. This project encourages technological excellence, transparency, and effective communication. Using techniques like GIS mapping and machine learning, the platform gives user-friendly, actionable information while maintaining data privacy and compliance. It provides preventative measures against health concerns by combining data from numerous sources, which represents a significant advancement in public health management.
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