In order to meet the specific technical requirements of West African countries, SORMAS consists of applications for both desktop PCs and Android smartphones that are connected to a central data management platform. In the scope of 2014's Bachelor's Project, HPI students have developed the Android application for tracing contacts of (potentially) infected persons. By regularly visiting and monitoring those contacts for symptoms, healthcare workers can detect new suspected cases early and by that contain further uncontrolled spreading of the disease. The application developed supports those healthcare workers in managing their contacts to visit, entering contact information, and keeping track of their development throughout the monitoring process. Suspected cases will be detected automatically and be forwarded to the responsible authorities to take corresponding measures.
