The Philippine Army (PA) on Friday announced the launch of an integrated coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) information system designed to strengthen its prevention, detection, isolation, treatment, and reintegration efforts.

In a statement, the PA said the information system was launched during the command-wide 14th Senior Leaders Conference at the PA Officers Clubhouse in Fort Bonifacio held from Wednesday to Thursday.

The Army’s Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel (OG1, PA) held a live demonstration of the Covid-19 Integrated Information System before the Army senior leaders who attended the two-day leadership symposium.

The integrated information system combines the PA Molecular Laboratory Information System, PA Covid-19 Tracker, and PA Covid-19 Telemedicine Information System.

The launch of the integrated Covid-19 information system is in line with the command guidance of PA chief Lt. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. who enjoined Army leaders to focus on developing the “golden triangle” of people, process, and technology.

“We can collectively benefit from robust analyses, real-time performance dashboards, and data-driven decisions instead of arbitrary, whimsical, and knee-jerk responses,” Brawner said. (PNA)