A twin disaster : Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and a cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak simultaneously in a low-resource country
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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2020 |
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2020 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13 |
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Global health action - 13(2020), 1 vom: 31. Dez., Seite 1795963 |
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Englisch |
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| Beteiligte Personen: |
Adjorlolo, Samuel [VerfasserIn] |
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COVID-19 |
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Date Completed 19.08.2020 Date Revised 28.04.2021 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.1080/16549716.2020.1795963 |
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