Addressing budget reduction and reallocation on health-related resources during COVID-19 pandemic in malaria-endemic countries.
Malar J
; 19(1): 411, 2020 Nov 16.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-927504
ABSTRACT
The global COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting the maintenance of various disease control programmes, including malaria. In some malaria-endemic countries, funding and personnel reallocations were executed from malaria control programmes to support COVID-19 response efforts, resulting mainly in interruptions of disease control activities and reduced capabilities of health system. While it is principal to drive national budget rearrangements during the pandemic, the long-standing malaria control programmes should not be left behind in order to sustain the achievements from the previous years. With different levels of intensity, many countries have been struggling to improve the health system resilience and to mitigate the unavoidable stagnation of malaria control programmes. Current opinion emphasized the impacts of budget reprioritization on malaria-related resources during COVID-19 pandemic in malaria endemic countries in Africa and Southeast Asia, and feasible attempts that can be taken to lessen these impacts.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Budgets
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Coronavirus Infections
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Endemic Diseases
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Pandemics
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Health Resources
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Malaria
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
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Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Malar J
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12936-020-03488-y
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