Dominican Republic: COVID-19
Description
In times of pandemics, the government’s role is critical- from sharing latest and accurate information with public to developing strategies to minimize impacts and recover. As Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) are central for the management of COVID-19, it is especially important to continue close monitoring, enhance communication strategies, intensify active surveillance systems, and prepare for resilience of health systems (WHO 2020), all of which are areas were digital interventions are useful. Digital tools are promising surveillance, communication, and countermeasure tools to COVID-19 that have been widely applied globally. Scroll down to see what Dominican Republic is doing to fight COVID-19 using digital tools.
Digital Response
Ministry of Health offers:
Official website: Coronavirus COVID-19
- Through this digital platform, efforts are made to empower citizens with updated data and information regarding the coronavirus, so that they remain properly oriented and, among all, break the chain of contagion. The platform features:
- Map COVID-19
- Government actions
- News and videos
- Infographics
- Webinars and more
Presidencia RD for Google/ and for IoS
- This free application allows the user to instantly receive news and notifications of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic on COVID-19
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