Table 2: Analytical Framework 1 WHO Epidemic Alert and Response 2005 Checklist

by generating tables, graphs and other figures conducive to clear interpretation. All respondents were assured of confidentiality. In keeping with the study consent form, no respondent was cited or quoted without prior permission. Interview records were managed in line with Mott MacDonald/ Microsoft Teams data privacy and protection protocols. In keeping with Mott MacDonald procedures, a Data Protection Impact Assessment26will be completed before contract closure to ensure compliance with Mott MacDonald’s Privacy and Data Protection Group Policy Statement27 and the Group’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Framework guidance. 28 The study utilized three analytical frameworks considered relevant to our understanding of the subjects of epidemic, pandemic, digitalization and sustainability in health. The frameworks assist in assessing Kuunika possible impact regarding a ‘digital surge’. The first is retrospective – supporting the immediate response to the pandemic – that uses the WHO Epidemic Alert and Response 2005 Checklist. It is suitable for assessing whether Kuunika had an impact on the Ministry of Health and the wider health sector in its immediate actions in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Table 2: Analytical Framework 1 WHO Epidemic Alert and Response 2005 Checklist Domain Description

1. Preparation for an emergency

2. Surveillance a) Getting started, b) Command and control, c) Risk assessment, d) Communication, e) Legal and ethical issues, and f) Response plan by pandemic phase. a) Inter-pandemic surveillance (general and early warning), b) Enhanced surveillance, and c) Pandemic surveillance.

3. Case investigations and treatment a) Diagnostic capacity (local laboratory capacity, and reference laboratory availability), b) Epidemiological investigation and contact management, and c) Clinical management

4. Preventing spread of the disease in the community a) Public health measures, b) Vaccination programmes, and c) Antiviral use as a prevention method.

5. Maintaining essential services

a) Health services, b) Other essential services, and c) Recovery. 6. Research and evaluation 7. Implementation, testing and revision of the national plan

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