ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down. Systems and citizens struggled to cope with the massive effects of the coronavirus. The government of Orissa was in the same boat, struggling to provide healthcare to its residents and ensure health infrastructure in the state. For this purpose, technologies such as analytical dashboards and predictive modeling were brought to the forefront as they could solve problems that humans couldn’t. Thus, the COVID dashboard came to life.
Data was collected from different healthcare departments, labs, hospitals, outpatient departments (OPDs), inpatient departments (IPDs), staff members, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) forms, and so on. This data was then assessed and reviewed to develop evidence-based planning, monitoring, and supervision of the state population’s health and real-time view of COVID-19 spread in the state. The system offered insight into disease outbreaks, prediction, and prevention within Orissa and was adopted by various other state governments.
