Implementing COVID-19 response within the context of the broader health system : a proposed framework for Africa's policy makers
| dc.contributor.author | Adamu, Abdu Abdullahi | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Jalo, Rabiu Ibrahim | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Dahiru, Abdulkarim Ibrahim | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Wiysonge, Charles S. | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-04T07:19:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-02-04T07:19:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-05-22 | |
| dc.description | CITATION: Adamu, A. A. et al. 2020. Implementing COVID-19 response within the context of the broader health system : a proposed framework for Africa's policy makers. Pan African Medical Journal, 35(Supp 2):46, doi:10.11604/pamj.2020.35.2.23574. | |
| dc.description | The original publication is available at https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com | |
| dc.description.abstract | Heads of government in Africa responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by setting up high-level task forces at continental and national levels to coordinate preparedness and response strategies, in a bid to mitigate the spread of this virus on the continent. However, the current strategy at both continental and national levels are narrowly focused on COVID-19 and this is not sustainable. This is because Africa has a high burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases and sustaining access to essential life-saving health services is also critical during this pandemic. Therefore, we call for a more holistic health systems-based model for COVID-19 outbreak response. We recommend that response strategies should be transitioned from vertical isolated programmes to a broadbased “time-bound” integrated health system intervention that links with existing health programmes as well as other government and nongovernmental sectors. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.uri | https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/series/35/2/46/full/ | |
| dc.description.version | Publisher's version | |
| dc.format.extent | 3 pages ; illustrations | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Adamu, A. A. et al. 2020. Implementing COVID-19 response within the context of the broader health system : a proposed framework for Africa's policy makers. Pan African Medical Journal, 35(Supp 2):46, doi:10.11604/pamj.2020.35.2.23574. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1937-8688 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | doi:10.11604/pamj.2020.35.2.23574 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/109510 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_ZA | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Pan African Medical Journal | |
| dc.rights.holder | Authors retain copyright | |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 (Disease) -- Government policy -- Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Preparedness -- Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Emergency management -- Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Implementing COVID-19 response within the context of the broader health system : a proposed framework for Africa's policy makers | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article | en_ZA |