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Malawi POE Sentinel — Mobile appsMinistry of Health · Officer & traveller apps
For border officers & screeners

The officer app. Screening that never stops.

A purpose-built screening console for the point of entry — fast, offline-first, and synced automatically when signal returns. This is the real app, screen by screen.

Offline-first Auto-sync Scoped & secure
Staff sign in
Officer command dashboard showing the point of entry, today’s screening counts and quick actions.
Two apps, one system

A traveller app and an officer app

They are completely separate. Travellers self-screen with no account; officers screen at the post with their own scoped sign-in.

Traveller app

Public, no login. Declare your health before arrival and get a QR pass. See the traveller guide →

Officer app

Staff only. Primary & secondary screening, pass scanning, records and intelligence — offline-ready.

Officer sign-in screen of the POE Sentinel app.
1

Sign in to your post

Each officer signs in with their own account. You only ever see the point(s) of entry you are assigned to.

  • Sign in once while you have signal — access then works offline.
  • Forgot your password? Get a 6-digit code by email.
  • Never share a login — every action is attributable.
Officer tipStart of shift. Sign in while you still have a connection so the app is ready even if the network drops at the post.
Daily AI briefing screen welcoming the officer with the day’s screening focus.
2

Your shift briefing

A short daily briefing orients you the moment you sign in — your post, today’s focus, and what to watch for.

  • Confirms your assigned point of entry.
  • Summarises the current screening priorities.
  • One tap to continue to your dashboard.
Officer tipRead it once. The briefing reflects current guidance — a few seconds here keeps everyone aligned across shifts.
Command dashboard: screened-today count, 7-day trend, referrals, and quick actions.
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Your command dashboard

Everything at a glance: how many you’ve screened today, the 7-day trend, open referrals and alerts — and one big button to start the next traveller.

  • Start screening captures the next arrival.
  • Live counts: referrals, investigations, health alerts.
  • Sync status shows nothing is left un-sent.
Officer tipGlance, don’t hunt. The dashboard is built to be read in a second between travellers.
Primary screening form: direction, sex, temperature, IHR/WHO symptoms, and a Clear or Symptomatic decision.
4

Primary screening

The core officer task. Capture direction of travel, temperature and IHR surveillance symptoms, then mark the traveller Clear or Symptomatic — which creates a referral.

  • Entry, exit or transit — captured in one tap.
  • WHO/IHR symptom reference built in.
  • Scan a traveller’s QR pass to pre-fill instantly.
Officer tipFever + any symptom → refer. Marking Symptomatic opens secondary screening on the same record.
Primary records list for the officer’s point of entry.
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Every record, on the device

Browse and search the screenings captured at your post — available even offline, because the records live on the device and sync when you reconnect.

  • Filter by date, direction and status.
  • Open any record to review or continue it.
  • Scoped to your point of entry only.
Officer tipNothing is lost. Records captured offline appear here immediately and upload the moment signal returns.
Case records — referred and secondary-screening cases.
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Cases & secondary screening

When a traveller is referred, it becomes a case. Case records keep the fuller, private secondary assessment linked to the same person — start to finish.

  • Referrals flow straight from primary screening.
  • Secondary assessment is a private, structured follow-up.
  • The whole journey stays on one traveller record.
Officer tipContinuity. A case carries everything forward, so the next officer never starts from zero.
Screening intelligence with date filters and PDF export, scoped to the point of entry.
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Screening intelligence

Turn the day’s screening into insight — trends and summaries for your post, filterable by period, and exportable to PDF for reporting up the chain.

  • Filter by period (e.g. last 30 days).
  • Export a clean PDF in one tap.
  • Always scoped to your authorised area.
Officer tipReport in seconds. The PDF export replaces hand-written end-of-day tallies.
Built for the border

Offline-first. Syncs itself.

Screening never stops because the network does. The app works fully offline and reconciles automatically.

Sign in once

Authenticate while online; your access is then available with no signal.

Screen offline

Capture travellers with zero connectivity — records save on the device.

Auto-sync

When signal returns, everything uploads — a sync indicator shows what’s pending.

Choose-environment install screen of the app.
Getting the app

Install — iPhone & Android

Get it from the official download centre — iPhone and Android, live and training, with QR codes and verified checksums.

  • iPhone: open /pwa/ in Safari → Share → Add to Home Screen.
  • Android: download the signed APK from the download centre (separate live & training builds).
  • Always confirm Live vs Training before screening real travellers.
Officer tipUpdates are automatic. The app applies fixes on next open — you rarely reinstall. A staff account is still required to sign in.
The other half — the traveller app

What the traveller does

Before arrival, travellers complete a short health check on their own phone — no app install, no account — and bring a QR pass to your post. Here’s their side, so you know what they’re holding.

Full traveller guide →
The traveller’s QR health pass.
Traveller step 1 — trip details.
Traveller step 2 — identity and contact.

They declare their trip

The traveller enters where and when they arrive, then who they are — using the name on their travel document, so it matches at your post.

  • Point of entry & arrival date.
  • Identity, nationality & document.
  • Recent countries visited.
Traveller step 3 — health questions.
Traveller step 4 — review and consent.

They answer health questions

Symptoms and recent exposures, then a review and consent. Honest answers aren’t a barrier — they just help you help them faster.

  • Symptoms & exposures in the last 3 weeks.
  • Review on one screen, then consent.
  • A quick human check — no login.
Scanning a traveller’s QR health pass at the border.

You scan their pass

At the post, you scan the traveller’s QR pass and their answers load instantly into primary screening — no re-typing.

  • Pass scan pre-fills the screening form.
  • No pass? Capture everything manually — they’re never turned away.
  • Refer to secondary screening when needed.
Officer tipFaster lines. A scanned pass is the quickest path through your post.
A milestone for Malawi

One modern app at every border

Paperless, offline-ready screening that turns every arrival into reliable surveillance — in line with the International Health Regulations.

Staff sign in → Officer Field Guide

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