The use of careFiji app for contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic: Digital gap and challenges faced in Fiji

The use of careFiji app for contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic: Digital gap and challenges faced in Fiji

Globally, digital contact tracing initiatives has been used as a tool to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fijian Government and Ministry of Health are promoting the use of the “careFiji” app to help in contact tracing. This paper will discuss the rollout of the careFiji app which helps in combating...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of surgery (London, England) England), 2021-08, Vol.92, p.106023-106023, Article 106023
Hauptverfasser: Chand, Shivnay S., Chand, Aneesh A., Chand, Krishneel K.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
careFiji
Contact Tracing - instrumentation
Correspondence
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Digital contact tracing (DCT)
Digital gap
Fiji - epidemiology
Humans
Mobile Applications
Pandemics
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Zusammenfassung:Globally, digital contact tracing initiatives has been used as a tool to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fijian Government and Ministry of Health are promoting the use of the “careFiji” app to help in contact tracing. This paper will discuss the rollout of the careFiji app which helps in combating COVID-19 in Fiji, and the challenges caused by the digital gap that has surfaced during the pandemic.
ISSN:1743-9191
1743-9159
1743-9159
DOI:10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106023