Evaluation of surveillance and contact tracing for COVID-19 pandemic in WHO South-East Asia Region – their performance and impact of digital technology

To undertake an evaluation of performance of countries’ surveillance and contact tracing (CT) systems and the utility and impact of digital technology during the COVID-19 pandemic in the WHO South-East Asia Region

Objectives of the evaluation:
1) To describe countries’ systems and experiences for COVID-19 surveillance and CT, their performance against their programmatic objectives and to identify lessons to inform the strengthening of these for epidemic and pandemic-prone diseases.
2) To review the utility of digital technology for COVID-19 surveillance and CT in terms of its benefits, challenges and implications and to identify lessons to inform its optimisation.

UPDATE 1 - The following documents have been published on 21 February 2023:

1. WHO's response to queries
2. Pre bid meeting summary 
3. Pre bid meeting presentation 

UPDATE 2 - The following documents have been published on 27 February 2023:
1. WHO's respone to queries (Part 2)