Meet Amina, a community worker who uses SORMAS

Let’s follow a day in the life of Amina, a dedicated community health worker in a vibrant but bustling district where every day comes with new challenges and successes.

Amina starts her day early, sipping her morning tea as she reviews her schedule on her tablet, which also has the SORMAS app installed. Today, her task list shows several households to visit for routine health checks and vaccination follow-ups.

**9:00 AM - Household Visits:**
Her first stop is at Mr. Okeke’s home. Mr. Okeke was recently in contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19. Using her SORMAS mobile app, Amina carefully logs in the contact details: she enters his name, date of birth, and checks the 'contact' box. She records his temperature and notes that he’s symptom-free. She sets a reminder for his next follow-up call—all within a few clicks on SORMAS.

**11:00 AM - Vaccination Follow-Up:**
At her next stop, she visits a local clinic where vaccinations are being administered. She observes as individuals receive their jabs, and using her tablet, she enters each person’s vaccination details into SORMAS. She simply selects 'new case' for each person, inputs their personal data, and records the vaccination batch number and date.

**1:00 PM - Lunch and Data Sync:**
Amina takes a brief lunch break under a shaded tree. While she eats, she opens SORMAS and syncs her morning entries, ensuring the information is updated on the central server. This real-time data helps the district health office monitor the community’s health status closely.

**2:30 PM - Community Education:**
In the afternoon, Amina gathers a small group for a health education session. She talks about disease prevention and the importance of reporting symptoms early. She shows them how to use the SORMAS public portal, encouraging them to self-report if they feel unwell. This empowers the community to be proactive with their health data.

**4:00 PM - Reporting an Event:**
Just before her day ends, Amina receives a call about a small outbreak at a local food market. She rushes over and begins interviewing the vendors and customers, entering each individual’s details into SORMAS as 'event participants'. For those showing symptoms, she quickly marks them as 'cases', noting their symptoms and ensuring they understand isolation protocols.

**6:00 PM - End of Day:**
Back at her office, Amina double-checks her entries for the day. She looks at the tasks assigned to her in SORMAS for the next day, already formulating a plan. She leaves the office feeling satisfied that her diligent data entry in SORMAS contributes to safeguarding her community’s health.

In this scenario, Amina effectively uses SORMAS at its simplest level for data entry. She inputs data on contacts, cases, vaccination status, and event participants. This data serves as a critical input for tracking and controlling disease spread, making her an unsung hero in her community’s fight for good health.