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New app created by U of M researchers gives Indigenous people voice during COVID 19 pandemic  February 15, 2021 Local Journalism Initiative Reporter WINNIPET-An app created by University of Manitoba researchers will give Indigenous community members a voice during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Indigenous app, now available for download on iOS and Android, permits local health directors to gather information through questionnaires, allowing them to roll out effective programming for thei...

An app created by University of Manitoba researchers will give Indigenous community members a voice during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  WINNIPEG -- Manitoba researchers have developed a new COVID-19 app believed to be the first of its kind. The app, called COVID-19 Indigenous, was created at the University of Manitoba in partnership with Indigenous leaders. It was made to support the COVID-19 response in Indigenous communities. “It will allow Indigenous communities to document the impacts and their responses to COVID-19 in real time, and everything is aligned with OCAP (ownership, control, access, and possession) princ...

An app created in Manitoba will help residents of remote Indigenous communities connect with local h...