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Background: The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted essential health services globally. COVID-19 related disruptions threaten malaria control and elimination as untreated and inappropriately treated malaria cases can lead to excess mortality and impede the COVID-19 response. This study characterized malaria service provision during the pandemic in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe.
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Background: When COVID-19 began to spread globally, concerns for high morbidity and mortality rates in West African countries started to grow. Nevertheless, West African countries have had lower morbidity and mortality rates than other countries in the world. Little research has been done to investigate what health system solutions these countries implemented to decrease COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality rates earlier in the pandemic.
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Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted utilization of health care, especially in low-resource settings in Sub-Saharan Africa. Here, the current state of health care utilization in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe during the COVID-19 pandemic was assessed.
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown resulted in the disruption of health services in Zimbabwe. The objectives of this study were two-fold. First, the study sought to determine the impact of the lockdown on maternal and perinatal outcomes at two tertiary hospitals in Harare, Zimbabwe, using a maternal audit. Second, the study sought to estimate the potential effect of COVID-19 related decreases in coverage of maternal and newborn health interventions on maternal, and neonatal mortality in Zimbabwe using the Lives Saved Tool (LiST).