Lessons Learned From Implementing Digital Health Tools to Address COVID-19 in LMICs.

ABSTRACT: 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 to

SUBMITTER: Mason C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9033038 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature