Basic research towards a regional health information system construction using a vein authentication in developing countries

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26540155
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Life / Health / Medical informatics
• Research Institution: Nagasaki University
• Principal Investigator: KANEKO Satoshi 長崎大学, 熱帯医学研究所, 教授 (00342907)
• Research Collaborator: PONGVONGSA Tiengkham ラオス人民民主共和国, サバナケート県保健局, マラリア対策部長 ; KHOUNNAVONG Sengchanh ラオス人民民主共和国, 国立公衆衛生研究所, 疫学部長 ; NISHIMOTO Futoshi 総合地球環境学研究所, 研究員 ; MOJI Kazuhiko 長崎大学, 熱帯医学・グローバルヘルス研究科, 教授 ; UESHIGE Yoshifumi 長崎大学, ICT基盤センター, 准教授
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 地域保健情報学 / 開発途上国 / 生体認証 / 登録 / データリンク

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In many developing countries, a health information system is deficient, so that planning and evaluation of health policy have not been well evaluated because of lack of information. For establishment of such a system in rural areas of such countries, the fundamental problem is existing; "difficulty of personal identification". Because of changing names, existence of similar names, custom to use multiple names and aliases, etc, personal identification is difficult by name. Furthermore, lack of availability of calender date, birth date is not precise for identification in such areas. To sort out this problem, I applied the vein authentication system for personal identification and tested for pregnancy registration program at a marginal area in Laos. The personal identification system using vein authentication is usable and expandable to sort out of personal identification problem to establish health information system in such marginal areas of developing countries.

Free Research Field

生命・健康・医療情報学