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Leveraging the COVID-19 response to improve emergency care systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Mowafi, Hani; Sakr, Hala; Ravaghi, Hamid; Elmahal, Osman; Slama, Slim; Samhouri, Dalia; Relan, Pryanka.
  • Mowafi H; Yale University, New Haven, United States of America.
  • Sakr H; World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Ravaghi H; World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Elmahal O; World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Slama S; World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Samhouri D; World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Relan P; World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.
East Mediterr Health J ; 26(6): 626-629, 2020 Jun 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-634614
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic began as a cluster of reported cases of acute respiratory illness in China on 31 December 2019 and went on to spread with exponential growth across the globe. By the time it was characterized as a global pandemic on 11 March 2020, 17 of 22 countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) had reports of infected persons. EMR countries are particularly susceptible to such outbreaks due to the presence of globally interconnected markets; complex emergencies in more than half of the countries; religious mass gatherings that draw tens of millions of pilgrims annually; and variation in emergency care systems capacity and health systems performance within and between countries.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Public Health / Epidemiology / Coronavirus Infections / Emergency Medical Services / Emergency Service, Hospital / International Cooperation Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: East Mediterr Health J Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 2020.26.6.626

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Public Health / Epidemiology / Coronavirus Infections / Emergency Medical Services / Emergency Service, Hospital / International Cooperation Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: East Mediterr Health J Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 2020.26.6.626