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ArticleInternational journal of surgery (London, England)2021

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

Shivnay S Chand, Aneesh A Chand, Krishneel K Chand

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Article in International journal of surgery (London, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Shivnay S ChandSchool of Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Physics (STEMP), Suva, Fiji.
Aneesh A ChandSchool of Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Physics (STEMP), Suva, Fiji. Electronic address: aneeshamitesh@gmail.com.
Krishneel K ChandCollege of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji. Electronic address: krishneelkavitesh@gmail.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

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COVID-19Mobile ApplicationsContact TracingFijiHumansPandemicscareFijiCOVID-19Digital contact tracing (DCT)Digital gap

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PMID34252596
PMCPMC8270728

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