2020•Studies in health technology and informaticsOpen access

The Importance of Health Informatics in Public Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

John Mantas

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The COVID-19 pandemic became a challenge to all the health care systems across the world causing at places collapse of the healthcare systems and endangering the healthcare professionals and consequently the public health. One powerful tool for the healthcare systems and the policy makers is Health Informatics. This brief article presents the challenges faced by Health Informatics in supporting healthcare professionals and public health authorities in the world.

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Key concepts: Pandemic, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Health informatics, Public health, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Informatics, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Virology