08/06/2022

Frontiers | Lessons Learned From Implementing Digital Health Tools to Address COVID-19 in LMICs | Public Health

As COVID-19 strained health systems around the world, many countries developed or adapted digital health tools to detect and respond to the novel coronavirus. We identified transferable lessons from an assessment of implementation factors that led to the rapid launch and scale-up of eight digital tools in low- and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. These lessons should inform the development of digital health tools to support public health objectives such as the Sustainable Development Goals. Using the mHealth Assessment and Planning for Scale Toolkit, we assessed the implementation of eight digital tools through desk research and stakeholder interviews. Three core lessons emerged from our findings: (1) user-centered design is key to the widespread adoption of digital tools; (2) strong, country-led partnerships are essential for scaling up and sustaining digital tools; and (3) using adaptable digital tools enables implementers to focus on the content of the solution rather than the technology. Lessons learned from implementing and adapting digital tools quickly during the COVID-19 pandemic can inform the use of digital tools for additional health applications, such as bolstering primary health care, reaching vulnerable and marginalized populations, and empowering health workers with the real-time information necessary to optimize their work and improve the health of their target populations. Future efforts should focus on robust monitoring an

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05/06/2022

State-wide genomic epidemiology investigations of COVID-19 in healthcare workers in 2020 Victoria, Australia: Qualitative thematic analysis to provide insights for future pandemic preparedness

Genomic epidemiological analyses enhanced understanding of HCW infections, revealing

unsuspected clusters and transmission networks. Combined analysis of all HCWs and

patients in a HCF should be conducted, supported by high rates of sequencing coverage

for all cases in the population. Established systems for integrated genomic epidemiological

investigations in healthcare settings will improve HCW safety in future pandemics.

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24/05/2022

COVID-19 Mobile Health Apps: An Overview of Mobile Applications in Indonesia

Our study highlighted the necessity to improve mHealth apps' functions related to assisting health workers and the function of digital contact tracing. An effort to increase public awareness regarding the use of mHealth is also necessary to streamline the function of this innovation. Policymakers mu …

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24/05/2022

A study investigating user adoptive behavior and the continuance intention to use mobile health applications during the COVID-19 pandemic era: Evidence from the telemedicine applications utilized i…

During the COVID-19 pandemic era that began in 2020, there has been a growing trend in the literature to tackle the problem of health stress (HS) for …

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