Summary of search strategies
| Database | Query | Items found |
| PubMed | ((((((Impact of digital technology) OR (role of digital technology)) OR (importance of digital technology)) AND (Ebola)) OR (Ebola outbreak)) OR (COVID-19)) AND (COVID-19 pandemic) | 4567 |
| HINARI | Impact of digital technology OR role of digital technology OR importance of digital technology AND Ebola OR Ebola outbreak AND COVID-19 pandemic OR COVID-19 | 1203 |
| Web of Science | Impact of digital technology OR role of digital technology OR importance of digital technology AND Ebola OR Ebola outbreak AND COVID-19 pandemic OR COVID-19 | 234 |
| Google Scholar | Impact of digital technology OR role of digital technology OR importance of digital technology AND Ebola OR Ebola outbreak AND COVID-19 pandemic OR COVID-19 | 454 |
| Impact of digital technology OR role of digital technology OR importance of digital technology AND Ebola OR Ebola outbreak AND COVID-19 pandemic OR COVID-19 | 42 | |
| 6500 |