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What is Global Humanitarian Relief

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Building Resilient Healthcare Systems With ICTs
This refers to material and logistic emergency aid given to victims of natural disasters, refugees, wars, famine, homeless, people that need assistance such as health assistance, food, shelter, warm clothing, and other essential relief that is essential for human existence in a short-term till long term assistance is granted by the government and other humanitarian institutions can provide permanent solutions.
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COVID-19 Digital Technology Response in Sub-Saharan African Countries
Abiodun Alao (University of Johannesburg, South Africa) and Roelien Brink (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 32
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8915-1.ch004
Abstract
This chapter investigated the use of digital technologies as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sub-Saharan African countries. The study explored possible ways towards building an open, inclusive, and secure digital ecosystem using digital technologies to create awareness of the coronavirus pandemic. The qualitative approach and critical discourse analysis were adopted to critically analyze the effects of digital technologies in the healthcare sector of the Sub-Saharan African region, while the technology determinism theory was used as the theoretical lens of the study. This study advocated the use of digital technologies as an effective tool to disseminate information about infectious diseases to the citizens of the Sub-Saharan African region.
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