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

doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106023

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

Int J Surg. 2021 Aug:92:106023. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106023. Epub 2021 Jul 10.

Authors

Shivnay S Chand¹, Aneesh A Chand², Krishneel K Chand³

Affiliations

¹ School of Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Physics (STEMP), Suva, Fiji.
² School of Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Physics (STEMP), Suva, Fiji. Electronic address: aneeshamitesh@gmail.com.
³ College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji. Electronic address: krishneelkavitesh@gmail.com.

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; Digital contact tracing (DCT); Digital gap; careFiji.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
Contact Tracing / instrumentation*
Fiji / epidemiology
Humans
Mobile Applications*
Pandemics