Title: Next-generation technologies implicated in public health management of COVID-19 pandemic

Authors: Iqbal Hasan; Almas Jabeen; Sayed Afzal Murtaza Rizvi

Addresses: Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Natural Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India; National Informatics Centre, Delhi Secretariat, IP Estate, Delhi, 110003, India ' Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Natural Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India ' Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Natural Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India

Abstract: Digital technologies play a pivotal role in public health management systems adopted worldwide ensuring the integrity of health infrastructure of the nation via reshaping the existing healthcare systems. The incorporation of digital technologies into digital healthcare is the key for administering pandemics like coronavirus disease 2019, etc. in the best efficient way. However, widespread acceptance of these strategies equipped with digital innovations is still underachieved in some developing and underdeveloped countries. This paper extrapolates the information on existing public health management strategies subsuming modern technological advances adopted in COVID-19 specialised digital healthcare. Moreover, it also provides a consolidated view of India-centric state-of-the-art digitally equipped public health management strategies. This information would support better future formulations and modifications in strategies. Overall, this study provides prospects of public health management strategies with rapid use of digital technological advancements in healthcare for better mitigation of COVID-19 as well as other subsequent pandemics.

Keywords: coronavirus disease 2019; COVID-19; pandemic; SARS-CoV-2; digital technologies; health information systems; health management system; medical big data; artificial intelligence; blockchain technology; cloud computing.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEH.2023.130512

International Journal of Electronic Healthcare, 2023 Vol.13 No.2, pp.91 - 112

Received: 28 Aug 2021
Accepted: 18 May 2022
Published online: 25 Apr 2023 *

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