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Country
Uruguay
Year
2021
Income Group
High income
Source
VNR
Reporting on the impact of COVID-19
Report
3
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Sub-region
South America
Finding
Uruguay implemented a comprehensive and multi-channel digital strategy to reach different population segments with patients' care and COVID-19 monitoring information.
In addition to setting up a hotline, communication channels through the internet, and mobile phone messaging services, the government joined private sector companies in the Uruguayan Chamber of Information Technologies to create a specific application named "Coronavirus UY," downloaded more than a million times. The App provided information of interest while allowing users to upload their symptoms and, if necessary, communicate directly with their healthcare provider through telemedicine channels.
Software that manages beds, ventilators, and personnel available in health centers was also developed. Daily updated public dashboards were created to show the evolution of the pandemic in Uruguay in real-time and visualize bed occupancy situation in Uruguay.
