Dear professor,

Greetings from Tanzania

Thank you so much for answering my yesterday email on time. I sincerely understand  the fact that you will be retiring later this year. Congratulations Professor.

Following your previous reply and after further reflection on the scope of my research, I am writing to share a revised research focus and hereby kindly request you (If possible) to give me your suggestions and direct me to a new professor who will guide me  on the new  title and focus.

My research will now focus on:
Designing an Integrated Information Management Framework to Link Health Records and Water/Sanitation Infrastructure Data for Enhanced Cholera Outbreak Control in Vingunguti Ward, Dar es Salaam 

The core problem identified is the fragmentation of critical information. Health facilities hold patient data, while municipal offices and DAWASA hold separate data on water and sanitation infrastructure. These datasets currently exist in isolation, resulting in delayed response and poor preventive planning. My study will therefore design an administrative framework to link these existing datasets for timely and targeted cholera control. Vingunguti area is characterized as a low -income informal urban settlement and is documented as recurrent cholera hotspot

This approach is firmly grounded in Library and Information Science, as it addresses a systemic information management problem  the broken flow of information between units The study will not develop software or provide treatment, but will produce a validated protocol for routine, evidence-based decision making. 

Thank you for your continued mentorship.

Regards,

Tumpale Alfred Mwakasangula

Assistant Lecturer- Information Studies

Water Institute-Dar Es Salaam