A twin disaster: Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and a cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak simultaneously in a low-resource country.
Glob Health Action
; 13(1): 1795963, 2020 12 31.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-695149
ABSTRACT
Managing a deadly pandemic in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is challenging. The task becomes tougher when there is an outbreak of an equally deadly disease. This is the present situation of Ghana, a low-resource country, that is confronted with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) outbreak. Apart from the resource constraint at both governmental and individual levels, such a situation affects the overall wellbeing of ordinary citizens as well as healthcare professionals, particularly those in high-risk areas. Perhaps, more than ever, we have to ensure equitable distribution of scarce healthcare resources in our effort to manage this 'twin disaster' of COVID-19 and CSM. We evaluated Ghana's situation (outbreak response) and recommended measures to help us navigate this conundrum of a public health crisis.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Disease Outbreaks
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Coronavirus Infections
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Disasters
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Pandemics
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Meningitis
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Glob Health Action
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
16549716.2020.1795963
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