Science and Public Service during a Pandemic: Reflections from the Scientists of the Philippine Government's Covid-19 Surveillance Platform

During the Covid-19 pandemic, science plays an important role in understanding and intervening in local outbreaks. Conducting scientific operations for pandemic response also takes on unique human and social dimensions. Reflexivity is often a key to understanding the perspectives that scientists tak...

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Published in:Philippine studies, historical & ethnographic viewpoints historical & ethnographic viewpoints, 2020-11, Vol.68 (3), p.493-504
Main Authors: Estuar, Maria Regina Justina E, Uyheng, Joshua, De Leon, Marlene, Benito, Daniel Joseph, De Lara-Tuprio, Elvira, Estadilla, Carlo, Teng, Timothy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Action research in public health
Attitudes
COVID-19 (Disease)
Public health surveillance
Science and state
Scientists
Social aspects
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Summary:During the Covid-19 pandemic, science plays an important role in understanding and intervening in local outbreaks. Conducting scientific operations for pandemic response also takes on unique human and social dimensions. Reflexivity is often a key to understanding the perspectives that scientists take in applying theory to practice. In this essay we share that reflexivity by detailing personal reflections as scientists of FASSSTER, an integrated platform providing scientific intelligence to the Philippine government for monitoring and responding to the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.
ISSN:2244-1093
2244-1638
2244-1638
DOI:10.1353/phs.2020.0031