Use of GIS Mapping in the COVID 19 Outbreak Management
By: M. K. Sampath Indika Kumara, P. M. R. B. I. Pathiraja, R. A. S. U. Ranasinghe and N. A. R. Vipula Shantha
Open Access
|Dec 2021Abstract
COVID 19 pandemic has exposed gaps in outbreak management in different parts of the world. Evidence based decisions are compelled by health authorities. Even though Geographical Information System (GIS) has been identified as a technology to support different avenues of public health management, it has been rarely utilized at regional level outbreak management. COVID-19 case maps for high-risk Medical Officer of Health (MOH) areas at Grama Niladari Division (GND) level were compiled using freely available GIS software. These maps were used in different scenarios of regional level outbreak management and also helped other nonhealth stakeholders involved in COVID 19 prevention activities.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljma.v22i1.5365 | Journal eISSN: 1391-2909
Language: English
Page range: 70 - 72
Published on: Dec 20, 2021
Published by: College of Medical Administrators of Sri Lanka
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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