The role of modelling and analytics in South African COVID-19 planning and budgeting.

Gesine Meyer-RathRachel A HounsellJuliet R C Pulliam Lise Jamieson Brooke E Nichols Harry Moultrie Sheetal Prakash Silal

Published in: PLOS global public health (2023)

The SACMC's models, developed rapidly in an emergency setting and regularly updated with local data, supported national and provincial government to plan several months ahead, expand hospital capacity when needed, allocate budgets and procure additional resources where possible. Across four waves of COVID-19 cases, the SACMC continued to serve the planning needs of the government, tracking waves and supporting the national vaccine rollout.

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coronavirus disease
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big data
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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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