Evaluation of the Development, Implementation, Maintenance, and Impact of 3 Digital Surveillance Tools Deployed in Malawi During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Modified Delphi Expert Consensus Study

Alanna Denny   ^{1, 2} , BSc ;   Isaach Ndemera   ¹ , BSc ;   Kingston Chirwa   ³ , BSc, MA ;   Joseph Tsung Shu Wu   ^{1, 4} , BSc, MSc, PhD ;   Griphin Baxter Chirambo   ⁵ , BSN, MN, PhD ;   Simeon Yosefe   ⁶ , BSc, PgC, MSc ;   Ben Chilima   ⁷ , BSc, MSc, PhD ;   Matthew Kagoli   ⁷ , MBBS, MSc ;   Hsin-yi Lee   ⁸ , BSc, MSc ;   Kwong Leung Joseph Yu   ^{1, 4} , MSc, MD, PhD ;   John O'Donoghue   ^{9, 10, 11} , BSc, MSc, PhD

¹ Research Department, Luke International, Mzuzu, Malawi

² School of Public Health, Department of Medicine & Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

³ Research Department, Mzuzu University, Mzuzu, Malawi

⁴ Department of Overseas Mission, Pingtung Christian Hospital, Pingtung, Taiwan

⁵ Nursing and Midwifery Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Mzuzu University, Mzuzu, Malawi

⁶ National Statistics Office, Zomba, Malawi

⁷ Public Health Institute of Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi

⁸ Research Department, Luke International, Nøtterøy, Norway

⁹ Business Information Systems, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

¹⁰ ASSERT Research Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

¹¹ Malawi eHealth Research Centre, Mzuzu University, Mzuzu, Malawi