Restoring non-COVID-19 clinical research and surveillance in Oyo state, Nigeria during the SARS-CoV-2pandemic.
J Public Health Afr
; 13(3): 1720, 2022 Sep 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2201489
ABSTRACT
Background:
Many sub-Saharan African patients receive clinical care from extramurally-supported research and surveillance. Dur- ing the COVID-19 pandemic, pausing these activities reduces pa- tient care, surveillance, and research staff employment, increasing pandemic losses. In Oyo State, Nigeria, we paused a multi-country invasive salmonellosis surveillance initiative and a rural clinical bac- teriology project.Objective:
Working with research partners raises health facility con- cerns about SARS-CoV-2 transmission risks and incurs infection pre- vention costs, so we developed and implemented re-opening plans to protect staff and patients and help health facilities deliver care.Methods:
Our reopening plan included appointing safety and per- sonal protective equipment (PPE) managers from existing project staff cadres, writing new standard operating procedures, implement- ing extensive assessed training, COVID-19 testing for staff, procuring and managing PPE, and providing secondary bacteraemia blood culture support for COVID-19 patients in State isolation facilities.Results:
Surveillance data showed that the pandemic reduced care access and negatively affected patient unsupervised antibacterial use. The re-opening plan repurposed human and material resources from national and international extramurally-supported programs to mitigate these effects on public health.Conclusions:
A structured reopening plan restarted care, surveil- lance, and infection prevention and control.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
J Public Health Afr
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jphia.2022.1720
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