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Article ; Online: COVID-19 and vaccination rollout in Fiji: Challenges caused by digital platform.

Chand, Aneesh A

International journal of surgery (London, England)

2021 Volume 91, Page(s) 106001

Abstract: Since the beginning of the pandemic, a variety of interventions have reduced SARS-CoV-2 virus infection and mortality, including individual precautions such as wearing proper personal protective equipment (i.e., hand gloves, facemasks, and face shields), ...

Abstract	Since the beginning of the pandemic, a variety of interventions have reduced SARS-CoV-2 virus infection and mortality, including individual precautions such as wearing proper personal protective equipment (i.e., hand gloves, facemasks, and face shields), social distancing, handwashing, and limiting interpersonal interaction to outside situations. The most promising hope for ending the COVID-19 pandemic is the successful launch of COVID-19 vaccines. In response, this letter to editor will disclose the rollout of COVID-19 vaccination and challenges caused by digital platforms in Fiji.
MeSH term(s)	COVID-19/prevention & control ; COVID-19 Vaccines/supply & distribution ; Digital Technology ; Fiji ; Humans ; Mass Vaccination ; SARS-CoV-2
Chemical Substances	COVID-19 Vaccines
Language	English
Publishing date	2021-06-18
Publishing country	United States
Document type	Letter
ZDB-ID	2212038-5
ISSN	1743-9159 ; 1743-9191
ISSN (online)	1743-9159
ISSN	1743-9191
DOI	10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106001
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Article ; Online: Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during COVID-19 pandemic: A letter to the editor on "Envisioning the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the lens of clean water sanitation, life below water, and life on land in Fiji".

Chand, Aneesh A

International journal of surgery (London, England)

2021 Volume 91, Page(s) 105995

Abstract: COVID-19 pandemic is a designated worldwide public health emergency, the use of a variety of plastic-based personal protective equipment (PPE) has escalated as a means of reducing infection. Emerging reports imply that the rapid expansion of PPE during ... ...

Abstract	COVID-19 pandemic is a designated worldwide public health emergency, the use of a variety of plastic-based personal protective equipment (PPE) has escalated as a means of reducing infection. Emerging reports imply that the rapid expansion of PPE during the COVID-19 outbreak has exacerbated microplastics contamination in the ocean. In response, this letter to the editor will disclose the impact of PPEs on clean water sanitation, life below water, and life on land in regards to SDGs 6, 14, and 15, respectively.
MeSH term(s)	COVID-19 ; Fiji ; Goals ; Humans ; Pandemics ; Personal Protective Equipment ; Plastics ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Sanitation ; Sustainable Development ; United Nations ; Water
Chemical Substances	Plastics ; Water (059QF0KO0R)
Language	English
Publishing date	2021-06-09
Publishing country	England
Document type	Editorial ; Comment
ZDB-ID	2212038-5
ISSN	1743-9159 ; 1743-9191
ISSN (online)	1743-9159
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DOI	10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.105995
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Article ; Online: Abuse of social media duringCOVID-19 pandemic in Fiji.

Chand, Aneesh A

International journal of surgery (London, England)

2021 Volume 92, Page(s) 106012

Abstract: The spread of misinformation, facilitated by social media and other digital platforms, has proven to be as destructive to global public health as the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself. Fake news adds challenges to human communication efforts, producing tension, ... ...

Abstract	The spread of misinformation, facilitated by social media and other digital platforms, has proven to be as destructive to global public health as the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself. Fake news adds challenges to human communication efforts, producing tension, misunderstanding, and disbelief. While social platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Viber, etc. have provided a huge relief during the lockdown helping reduce mental stress and depression as well as facilitating online education, and work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has also raised concerns over the spread of fake news. In such a situation, online fake news poses a new threat to public health communication as more people now depend on the internet to get health-related information. In response, this study seeks to understand how manipulation of news on social media has posed a threat to Fijian public health. Eventually, some of these have resulted in police investigations.
MeSH term(s)	COVID-19 ; Communicable Disease Control ; Communication ; Deception ; Fiji ; Humans ; Pandemics ; Social Media
Language	English
Publishing date	2021-07-03
Publishing country	England
Document type	Letter
ZDB-ID	2212038-5
ISSN	1743-9159 ; 1743-9191
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DOI	10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106012
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Article ; Online: The use of careFiji app for contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic: Digital gap and challenges faced in Fiji.

Chand, Shivnay S / Chand, Aneesh A / Chand, Krishneel K

International journal of surgery (London, England)

2021 Volume 92, Page(s) 106023

Abstract: Globally, digital contact tracing initiatives has been used as a tool to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fijian Government and Ministry of Health are promoting the use of the "careFiji" app to help in contact tracing. This paper will discuss the ... ...

Abstract	Globally, digital contact tracing initiatives has been used as a tool to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fijian Government and Ministry of Health are promoting the use of the "careFiji" app to help in contact tracing. This paper will discuss the rollout of the careFiji app which helps in combating COVID-19 in Fiji, and the challenges caused by the digital gap that has surfaced during the pandemic.
MeSH term(s)	COVID-19/epidemiology ; Contact Tracing/instrumentation ; Fiji/epidemiology ; Humans ; Mobile Applications ; Pandemics
Language	English
Publishing date	2021-07-10
Publishing country	England
Document type	Letter
ZDB-ID	2212038-5
ISSN	1743-9159 ; 1743-9191
ISSN (online)	1743-9159
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DOI	10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106023
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Article ; Online: Remote learning and online teaching in Fiji during COVID-19: The challenges and opportunities.

Chand, Aneesh A / Lal, Prashant P / Chand, Krishneel K

International journal of surgery (London, England)

2021 Volume 92, Page(s) 106019

Abstract: Fiji is a small Pacific Island Country with a population of around 902,536 people. The current pandemic of COVID-19 is impacting the well-being, social life, and economic status of the country. Besides, the well-known health difficulties caused by this ... ...

Abstract	Fiji is a small Pacific Island Country with a population of around 902,536 people. The current pandemic of COVID-19 is impacting the well-being, social life, and economic status of the country. Besides, the well-known health difficulties caused by this virus, education is another crucial sector that has been crippled. To prevent the local transmission of such deadly virus the common exercises used globally are lockdowns (stay-in), social distancing, and use of PPEs (facemask, hand glove, and face shield). As a result, students, and teachers at all levels of school have been obliged to quickly adapt to online learning. Therefore, in this paper, an outlook of COVID-19 and its impact on the educational system is discussed.
MeSH term(s)	COVID-19 ; Communicable Disease Control ; Education, Distance ; Fiji ; Humans ; Pandemics
Language	English
Publishing date	2021-07-10
Publishing country	England
Document type	Letter
ZDB-ID	2212038-5
ISSN	1743-9159 ; 1743-9191
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DOI	10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106019
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Article ; Online: Increased Digital Resource Consumption in Higher Educational Institutions and the Artificial Intelligence Role in Informing Decisions Related to Student Performance

Anjeela Jokhan / Aneesh A. Chand / Vineet Singh / Kabir A. Mamun

Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 2377, p

2022 Volume 2377

Abstract: As education is an essential enabler in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it should “ensure inclusive, equitable quality education, and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”. One of the frameworks for SDG 4 is to propose the ... ...

Abstract	As education is an essential enabler in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it should “ensure inclusive, equitable quality education, and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”. One of the frameworks for SDG 4 is to propose the concepts of “equitable quality education”. To attain and work in the context of SDG 4, artificial intelligence (AI) is a booming technology, which is gaining interest in understanding student behavior and assessing student performance. AI holds great potential for improving education as it has started to develop innovative teaching and learning approaches in education to create better learning. To provide better education, data analytics is critical. AI and machine learning approaches provide rapid solutions with high accuracy. This paper presents an AI-based analytics tool created to predict student performance in a first-year Information Technology literacy course at The University of the South Pacific (USP). A Random Forest based classification model was developed which predicted the performance of the student in week 6 with an accuracy value of 97.03%, sensitivity value of 95.26%, specificity value of 98.8%, precision value of 98.86%, Matthews correlation coefficient value of 94% and Area Under the ROC Curve value of 99%. Hence, such a method is very useful in predicting student performance early in their courses of allowing for early intervention. During the COVID-19 outbreak, the experimental findings demonstrate that the suggested prediction model satisfies the required accuracy, precision, and recall factors for forecasting the behavioural elements of teaching and e-learning for students in virtual education systems.
Keywords	SDGs ; artificial intelligence ; higher education institutions ; machine learning ; data classification ; early warning system ; Environmental effects of industries and plants ; TD194-195 ; Renewable energy sources ; TJ807-830 ; Environmental sciences ; GE1-350
Subject code	370
Language	English
Publishing date	2022-02-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	MDPI AG
Document type	Article ; Online
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Article: Practice, benefits, and impact of personal protective equipment (PPE) during COVID-19 pandemic: Envisioning the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) through the lens of clean water sanitation, life below water, and life on land in Fiji.

Chand, Aneesh A / Lal, Prashant P / Prasad, Kushal A / Mamun, Kabir A

Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)

2021 Volume 70, Page(s) 102763

Abstract: Background: The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) highlights the global health emergency. To limit the rate of COVID-19 transmission to health care workers, adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) are required. Emerging reports indicate ... ...

Abstract	Background: The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) highlights the global health emergency. To limit the rate of COVID-19 transmission to health care workers, adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) are required. Emerging reports indicate that the widespread usage of PPE during the COVID-19 outbreak has exacerbated plastic contamination in the ocean. Purpose: This paper attempts to understand the influence of practice, benefits, and impact of PPE during the COVID-19 crisis on clean water sanitation, life below water, and life on land (SDGs 6, 14, and 15 respectively) in Fiji and assess the effectiveness of measurements taken to deal with this crisis. Fiji is a small Pacific Island Country (PIC) and the global crisis of COVID-19 entered the Fijian border on 19th, March 2020. The second wave of COVID-19 was reported on 18th, April 2021, which began at a managed quarantine facility after contact between a couple returning from India to Fiji and a soldier. Since then the number of cases has been increasing daily and posing a risk to the public. Materials and method: A personal observation was made to collect the PPE pollution on the streets, near roads, car parks, markets, and towns. Results: Widespread PPE pollution was noticed, and the common PPE found on the Vesivesi road in Suva, Fiji were facemasks (61.36%) and hand gloves (38.64%), as it is mostly used by the public, police officers, municipal waste management, shopping malls workers, and medical care workers. Face shield littering was limited due to fewer users. Conclusions: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this study stresses a great concern on enabling SDGs 6, 14, and 15 and how the use of PPE during this period has impacted the natural environment. It is critical to remember that managing PPE waste during a contagious pandemic should be treated as an emergency and handled quickly.
Language	English
Publishing date	2021-08-26
Publishing country	England
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	2745440-X
ISSN	2049-0801
ISSN	2049-0801
DOI	10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102763
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Article ; Online: A Critical Review of Power Take-Off Wave Energy Technology Leading to the Conceptual Design of a Novel Wave-Plus-Photon Energy Harvester for Island/Coastal Communities’ Energy Needs

Kushal A. Prasad / Aneesh A. Chand / Nallapaneni Manoj Kumar / Sumesh Narayan / Kabir A. Mamun

Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 2354, p

2022 Volume 2354

Abstract: As the global interest in renewable energy generation continues, the need to develop new and innovative solutions is being explored every day throughout the world by researchers and innovators. Hybrid renewable energy innovations are gaining progressive ... ...

Abstract	As the global interest in renewable energy generation continues, the need to develop new and innovative solutions is being explored every day throughout the world by researchers and innovators. Hybrid renewable energy innovations are gaining progressive interest not only because of the threat of climate change but also due to the technological advancements seen in renewables. Ocean waves have immense potential as a renewable energy source, and related technologies have advanced continuously over the past few decades. In response, this paper extensively studies wave energy converters (WECs) based on the power take-off (PTO) technique, and presents a novel hybrid wave-plus-photon energy (HWPE) harvester called Wavevoltaics, based on wave and solar energy capture systems for coastal communities’ power needs, in line with decarbonization measures. The HWPE harvester uses a simple rack-and-pinion mechanism in combination with solar cell technology to convert the wave energy into usable electrical energy in a water column structural design. This novel HWPE device can be used to provide power for lighting and gadgets for coastal communities that rely heavily on fossil fuels for their lighting and electrical needs. Later in the paper, the challenges faced in hybrid wave energy development are presented.
Keywords	wave energy ; solar photovoltaics plant ; wavevoltaics ; hybrid wave photon energy converter ; land-use conflicts ; hybrid renewable energy ; Environmental effects of industries and plants ; TD194-195 ; Renewable energy sources ; TJ807-830 ; Environmental sciences ; GE1-350
Subject code	690
Language	English
Publishing date	2022-02-01T00:00:00Z
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Article ; Online: Prevalence and associated risk factors for mental health problems among young adults in Fiji Island during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study.

Khan, Mohammad G M / Patwary, Muhammad Mainuddin / Mamum, Kabir A / Chand, Aneesh A / Edward, Kaamil / Prasad, Kushal A / Browning, Matthew H E M / Prasad, Chaandvi / Shuvo, Faysal Kabir

Frontiers in public health

2023 Volume 11, Page(s) 1323635

Abstract: Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on mental health globally. To understand the impact of the pandemic on mental health in Fiji, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of anxiety disorder and depression among the ... ...

Abstract	Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on mental health globally. To understand the impact of the pandemic on mental health in Fiji, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of anxiety disorder and depression among the young adults. Method: An online survey was conducted to assess the prevalence of anxiety disorder and depression among the general population in Suva, Fiji during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 1,119 Fiji adults participated in the study. The study was conducted between May 20 to June 30, 2022, using a snowball sampling via social media platforms. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) scales were used to measure anxiety and depression, respectively. The COVID-19 related stressors was evaluated using the adapted SARS stressors assessment. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the factors influencing mental health among respondents. Results: The result shows that a significant portion of individuals experienced each of the stressors, with the highest prevalence seen for hearing information about the severity of COVID-19. The prevalence of anxiety and depression was found to be 45% and 49%, respectively. Being female, having pre-existing illness and COVID-19 stressors were a risk factor to develop anxiety and depression. On the other hand, employed individuals and having high BMI was a protective factor against developing depression during COVID-19 lockdown. Conclusion: These findings highlight the importance of addressing the mental health needs of the Fijian population during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
MeSH term(s)	Humans ; Female ; Young Adult ; Male ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; COVID-19/psychology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Mental Health ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Prevalence ; Pandemics ; Fiji/epidemiology ; Depression/epidemiology ; Depression/psychology ; Communicable Disease Control ; Risk Factors
Language	English
Publishing date	2023-12-21
Publishing country	Switzerland
Document type	Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
ZDB-ID	2711781-9
ISSN	2296-2565 ; 2296-2565
ISSN (online)	2296-2565
ISSN	2296-2565
DOI	10.3389/fpubh.2023.1323635
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Article ; Online: Prevalence and associated risk factors for mental health problems among young adults in Fiji Island during COVID-19

Mohammad G. M. Khan / Muhammad Mainuddin Patwary / Kabir A. Mamum / Aneesh A. Chand / Kaamil Edward / Kushal A. Prasad / Matthew H. E. M. Browning / Chaandvi Prasad / Faysal Kabir Shuvo

Frontiers in Public Health, Vol

a cross-sectional study

2023 Volume 11

Abstract: IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on mental health globally. To understand the impact of the pandemic on mental health in Fiji, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of anxiety disorder and depression among the young ...

Abstract	IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on mental health globally. To understand the impact of the pandemic on mental health in Fiji, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of anxiety disorder and depression among the young adults.MethodAn online survey was conducted to assess the prevalence of anxiety disorder and depression among the general population in Suva, Fiji during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 1,119 Fiji adults participated in the study. The study was conducted between May 20 to June 30, 2022, using a snowball sampling via social media platforms. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) scales were used to measure anxiety and depression, respectively. The COVID-19 related stressors was evaluated using the adapted SARS stressors assessment. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the factors influencing mental health among respondents.ResultsThe result shows that a significant portion of individuals experienced each of the stressors, with the highest prevalence seen for hearing information about the severity of COVID-19. The prevalence of anxiety and depression was found to be 45% and 49%, respectively. Being female, having pre-existing illness and COVID-19 stressors were a risk factor to develop anxiety and depression. On the other hand, employed individuals and having high BMI was a protective factor to develop depression during COVID-19 lockdown.ConclusionThese findings highlight the importance of addressing the mental health needs of the Fiji population during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
Keywords	mental health ; COVID-19 ; pandemic ; social restrictions ; Fiji ; Asia-Pacific ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
Language	English
Publishing date	2023-12-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
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