Kanu Joseph Sam, Vandi Mohamed A, Bangura Brima, Draper Katherine, Gorina Yelena, Foster Monique A, Harding Jadnah D, Ikoona Eric N, Jambai Amara, Kamara Mohamed A M, Kaitibi Daniel, Moffett Daphne B, Singh Tushar, Redd John T
Directorate of Health Security and Emergencies, Ministry of Health, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Infectious Diseases and Outbreaks Division, Alabama Department of Public Health, Montgomery, AL, United States.
Public Health Rev. 2024 Nov 8;45:1607540. doi: 10.3389/phrs.2024.1607540. eCollection 2024.
World Health Organization issued Joint Statement on Data Protection and Privacy in the COVID-19 Response stating that collection of vast amounts of personal data may potentially lead to the infringement of fundamental human rights and freedoms. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development called on national governments to adhere to the international principles for data security and confidentiality. This paper describes the methods used to assist the Ministry of Health in bringing awareness of the data ownership, confidentiality and security principles to COVID-19 responders.
The Sierra Leone Epidemiological Data (SLED) Team data managers conducted training for groups of COVID-19 responders. Training included presentations on data confidentiality, information disclosure, physical and electronic data security, and cyber-security; and interactive discussion of real-life scenarios. A game of Jeopardy was created to test the participant's knowledge.
This paper describes the methods used by the SLED Team to bring awareness of the DOCS principles to more than 2,500 COVID-19 responders.
Similar efforts may benefit other countries where the knowledge, resources, and governing rules for protection of personal data are limited.
世界卫生组织发布了《关于COVID-19应对中数据保护和隐私的联合声明》，指出收集大量个人数据可能会侵犯基本人权和自由。经济合作与发展组织呼吁各国政府遵守数据安全和保密的国际原则。本文介绍了用于协助卫生部提高COVID-19应对人员对数据所有权、保密性和安全原则认识的方法。
塞拉利昂流行病学数据（SLED）团队的数据管理人员为COVID-19应对人员群体进行了培训。培训内容包括关于数据保密、信息披露、物理和电子数据安全以及网络安全的讲座；以及对实际场景的互动讨论。创建了一个《危险边缘》游戏来测试参与者的知识。
本文描述了SLED团队用于提高2500多名COVID-19应对人员对数据所有权、保密性和安全原则认识的方法。
类似的努力可能会使其他个人数据保护知识、资源和管理规则有限的国家受益。
