Suriname: 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 Suriname is doing to fight COVID-19 using digital tools.
Digital Response
- In development
- The official website for COVID-19 in Suriname shares latest news, helpdesk, fake news and information for emergency and so on.
Go.Data software to Track COVID-19 Cases and Contacts in Suriname
- The Bureau of Public Health has received support from PAHO and the IDB to launch Go.Data – an Outbreak Investigation Data Management System developed by WHO and the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN).
- Click here to read more about the news.
- In development
- In development
- In development
- In development
Multimedia
- WHO
- Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN)
- IDB