Barbados: 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 Barbados is doing to fight COVID-19 using digital tools.
Digital Response
Governance
- In development
Interaction with the population
- The official website for COVID-19 in Barbados shares information on travel notice, general cleaning/ disinfection, specified information for hotel industry and Health professionals and more.
Case Management
- In development
Epidemiology & Public Health Surveillance
- In development
Management of human resources, supply and laboratories
- In development
BI and analytics
- In development
Systems for recovery
- In development
Developers
n/a
Collaborators
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Additional Information
Country:
Barbados
Keywords:
Barbados, Public health emergency, Emergency response, COVID-19
Solution Type:
Emergency response system
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