Leveraging Polio Geographic Information System Platforms in the African Region for Mitigating COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Surveillance Challenges: Viewpoint

Godwin Ubong Akpan   ¹ , BEng, MSc, PhD ;   Isah Mohammed Bello   ¹ , BSc, MSc ;   Kebba Touray   ¹ , BSc, MSc ;   Reuben Ngofa   ¹ , BSc, MSc ;   Daniel Rasheed Oyaole   ² , MSc ;   Sylvester Maleghemi   ³ , MD, MSc ;   Marie Babona   ¹ , BSc, MSc ;   Chanda Chikwanda   ¹ , BSc, MPH ;   Alain Poy   ¹ , BSc, MSc ;   Franck Mboussou   ¹ , MD, MPH ;   Opeayo Ogundiran   ¹ , MD, MPH ;   Benido Impouma   ¹ , MD, MPH ;   Richard Mihigo   ¹ , MD, MPH ;   Nda Konan Michel Yao   ¹ , MD, MPH ;   Johnson Muluh Ticha   ¹ , MD, MPH ;   Jude Tuma   ⁴ , MSc, PhD ;   Hani Farouk A Mohamed   ¹ , BEng, MSc, DBA ;   Kehinde Kanmodi   ⁵ , BDS ;   Nonso Ephraim Ejiofor   ¹ , MD, MBA ;   John Kapoi Kipterer   ¹ , BSc, MSc ;   Casimir Manengu   ¹ , MD, MPH ;   Francis Kasolo   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Vincent Seaman   ⁶ , PhD ;   Pascal Mkanda   ¹ , MD, MPH

¹ Regional Office of Africa, World Health Organization, Brazzaville, Congo

² World Health Organization, Abuja, Nigeria

³ World Health Organization, Juba, SS

⁴ World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

⁵ School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

⁶ Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, United States