Forbes July 1, 2024
Sandro Shubladze is the founder and CEO at Datamam.
Technological advances have transformed public health surveillance toward tracking, managing and taking action in the advents of health crises.
Early data collection and statistical methods have evolved into web scraping, modern big data and AI applications, making real-time disease tracking essential for preventing the spread of infections and safeguarding global health. Such technologies arm health professionals with the ability to detect outbreaks early, appreciate how they spread and introduce practical measures for containment.
But how does the rise of advanced technologies like web scraping enable health professionals? Has international collaboration changed with the emergence of high technology in the field, and what challenges remain?
This article proceeds to answer these questions,...