Bolivia: 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 Bolivia is doing to fight COVID-19 using digital tools.
Digital Response
COVID-19 Management Guidelines
- This page offers guides on COVID-19 such as:
- Protocol for Laboratory Diagnosis, in the Framework of the Health Emergency by COVID-19
- Taking into account that today the country is in the community transmission phase, diagnostic strategies and population classification are being updated, implementing rapid serological tests, to carry out screening. These tests, although not conclusive, would allow an activation of the patient's immune situation.
- Due to all the aforementioned, the "PROTOCOL FOR THE LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS, ENE THE FRAMEWORK OF SANITARY EMERGENCY BY COVID-19" was prepared.
- COVID-19 Handling Guide
- In America the first case of this disease was detected on January 21, 2020 in the United States, in South America it was first reported on February 26 when Brazil confirmed a case in São Paulo. The first cases reported in Bolivia, on March 10, correspond to two women who had symptoms in Italy and after arrival in the country (departments of Santa Cruz and Oruro). Subsequently, on March 12, the first government measures were initiated declaring a state of sanitary emergency by COVID-19 and subsequent Quarantine.
Government of Bolivia operates a website and an app Bolivia Segura (App Store), which share oficial information about COVID-19 in Bolivia related to:
- Prevention and care
- Symptom
- Frequestly asked questions
- Emergency numbers
- Offical data
- Official communications
- Latest news and more
- Evaluate your health status online, record your symptoms, receive instructions and recommendations about the Coronavirus COVID-19 according to the protocols established by the World Health Organization and the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia.
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- This Dashboard shares official data of COVID-19 in Bolivia.
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Multimedia
- Agetic
- Ministry of Health Bolivia