SRINAGAR: When Ehsan Quddusi, an app developer and computer science graduate from South Kashmirs Pulwama, read health reports on consequences of missing immunization, the appalling numbers instilled restlessness in him. I wanted to do my part to bring down the appalling numbers, says Ehsaan.
The best way I could help, says Ehsaan, was to make use of my professional skills.
He and his two friends joined heads and researched relentlessly to find out the causes, consequences of skipping immunization and they developed an Web App aimed at reducing the mortality rate in children.
The idea came, when recently polio vaccine death rumours across Kashmir made parents run from pillar to post for the safety of their children.
The app connects the hospitals with public and allows you anywhere, anytime access to the vaccination history and schedule. All this requires no special technology, no investment, no documentation but just a basic phone.
The carelessness of parents due to busy life affects the immunization schedule of the children, hence this app.
Our aim is to integrate the hospitals and parents without inconveniencing either.
With our app, we aim to let both doctors and parents heave a sigh of relief, says Ehsaan. The developers have named it: VacApp. The app enables parents easy access to their childs immunization record by downloading the same anytime from VacApp website.
The app will keep the record of vaccination schedule of a child. The hospital will register a child and upload his/her record in his account on the data base at first instance. The app will then automatically remind the parent of the child through a notification prior to the date of administration of vaccine, he maintains.
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