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Project Sothea
Project duration: Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
Team:​
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Tech Lead: Boh Jie Qi (Y3 Computer Science)
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Software Developers: Beverly Teo (Y3 Business Analytics)
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Lim Pei En (Y3 Computer Science)
Project Overview:​
Project Sothea is a 14 year-old student-led medical overseas community service project under the National University of Singapore (NUS) Medical Society, comprising students and doctors who help to perform functional health screenings for a few hundred villagers of the Srae Ou and Roung One villages in Battambang, Cambodia.
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Since its inception, the project has been using a combination of paper hard copies and excel sheets to log patient data. This has been mainly due to the fact that the places they operate in have weak / no reception, making the use of cloud solutions like Google Sheets unviable.
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Our team helped develop a patient management system, which was then deployed over a local network, streamlining the process of patient data logging and enhancing the accuracy and reliability of medical data tracking.
Impact of Project:​
Our patient management system was successfully deployed onsite in the Srae Ou villages, servicing a team of over 30 volunteers and doctors, significantly improving the efficiency of health screening operations.
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By replacing the previous paper-based documentation process, the system streamlined data logging, reducing errors and enhancing the accuracy of medical records for a few hundred patients.
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The new system also saved hundreds of man-hours in post-screening data cleaning and aggregation, allowing volunteers to focus on providing care rather than manually processing records.
Why the team applied for the CCSGP Fellowship:
Our team applied for the CCSGP Fellowship because we share its commitment to using software to drive positive social impact. We believed that CCSGP’s support—both logistically and through expert guidance—would be invaluable in helping us achieve our goals.
What the Team learned from the experience:
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Technical and Problem Solving Skills:
Building a system for low-connectivity environments taught us the importance of designing resilient, offline-first applications. We also learned to balance technical feasibility with usability, ensuring that the system remained intuitive for healthcare workers while addressing the logistical challenges of rural deployments.
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Collaboration Across Disciplines:
Working with medical professionals and fellow developers highlighted the importance of cross-disciplinary collaboration. We gained firsthand experience in translating healthcare needs into technical solutions, refining our ability to communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders and adapt our system to their feedback.
Post Project Plans:
Moving forward, the team has plans to work on integrating high-availability solutions into the application’s deployment to improve its fault tolerance, as well as facial recognition solutions to easily identify recurring patients.
