COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Ghana's Efforts in the Application of Geospatial Technology in Minimizing the Impact of the Pandemic

E Yeboah, I Sarfo, C Kwang, M Batame… - European Journal of …, 2021 - ej-develop.org
ABSTRACT COVID-19 has presented unusual challenges for individuals, governments and
societies across the globe. Several non-medical and nonpharmaceutical interventions have …

Design and deployment of relational geodatabase on mobile GIS platform for real-time COVID-19 contact tracing in Ghana

SK Afagbedzi, AB Owusu, IN Kissiedu… - Ghana Journal of …, 2021 - ajol.info
This study reviewed the design and deployment of relational geodatabase on mobile GIS
application, using collector for ArcGIS and survey 123 for ArcGIS platforms for COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and the fear of other unknowns: challenges and lessons learned from a digital contact tracing activity in the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar …

AI Ahmed, A Kaiser, G Jayal, N Lesh… - Journal of Global Health …, 2022 - joghr.org
Contact tracing can play an important role in controlling infectious disease outbreaks such
as the COVID-19 pandemic. Containing the spread of COVID-19 is crucial in humanitarian …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and opportunities for improved contact tracing in Ghana: experiences from Coronavirus disease-2019-related contact tracing in the Bono region

IT Asare, M Douglas, G Kye-Duodu, E Manu - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background In Ghana, contact tracing received heightened attention in the fight
against the COVID-19 pandemic during its peak period. Despite the successes achieved …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies adopted by Ghana during first and second waves of COVID-19 in Ghana

DABMA Odikro, JA Frimpong, KL Malm… - … and Public Health, 2022 - afenet-journal.net
Though developed countries were the most hit by COVID-19, Sub-Saharan Africa has had a
fair share of the pandemic. A year after recording its first two cases, Ghana has recorded …

Contact tracing in an African megacity during COVID 19: lessons learned

UE Mueller, O Omosehin, AE Akinkunmi… - African Journal of …, 2020 - ajol.info
Contact tracing is the process of identifying, assessing, and managing people who have
been exposed to a disease to prevent onward transmission. It is an essential public health …

[HTML][HTML] Contact tracing and the COVID-19 response in Africa: best practices, key challenges, and lessons learned from Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda

JB Nachega, R Atteh, C Ihekweazu… - The American Journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Most African countries have recorded relatively lower COVID-19 burdens than Western
countries. This has been attributed to early and strong political commitment and robust …

Lessons learnt from decentralization of COVID-19 response in a Southwest state of Nigeria

AM Adejugbagbe, AA Fatiregun… - Global …, 2022 - jglobalbiosecurity.com
Introduction: This report shows the outcomes and lessons learnt from a 3-month intervention
focused on decentralization of COVID-19 coordination, testing and contact tracing activities …

[HTML][HTML] Stakeholders perspective of, and experience with contact tracing for COVID-19 in Ghana: A qualitative study among contact tracers, supervisors, and contacts

N Asiimwe, PTN Tabong, SA Iro, CL Noora… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Ghana confirmed the first two cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) infection on 12th March 2020. Following this, the government …

The state of COVID-19 contact tracing following relaxation of the National Lockdown: A qualitative study among surveillance response teams in Kampala

AK Tusubira, S Ssendagire, AN Kisakye… - Journal of Interventional …, 2021 - ajol.info
Introduction: The surge in COVID-19 cases triggered a need for surveillance systems to
implement new strategies that augment and accelerate manual contact tracing. In Uganda …