Evaluation of a public COVID-19 dashboard in the Western Cape, South Africa: a tool for communication, trust, and transparency

• Main Authors: Muzzammil Ismail (Author), Erna Morden (Author), Hannah Hussey (Author), Masudah Paleker (Author), Theuns Jacobs (Author), Inneke Laenen (Author), Mehreen Hunter (Author), Melvin Moodley (Author), Mariette Smith (Author), Themba Mutemaringa (Author), Jamy-Lee Bam (Author), Pierre Dane (Author), Alexa Heekes (Author), Andrew Boulle (Author), Mary-Ann Davies (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Public health dashboards have been used in the past to communicate and guide local responses to outbreaks, epidemics, and a host of various health conditions. During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, dashboards proliferated but the availability and quality differed across...