Background. The COVID-19 pandemic and responses by governments, including
lockdowns, have had various consequences for lives and livelihoods. South Africa (SA) was …

Background: Experiences from infectious outbreaks globally, such as Ebola and severe
acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), highlight the challenges of government to maintain …

Introduction Health service use among the public can decline during outbreaks and had
been predicted among low and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. In …

Background COVID-19 impacted global maternal, neonatal and child health outcomes. We
hypothesised that the early, strict lockdown that restricted individuals' movements in Uganda …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed health systems in both developed
and developing nations alike. Africa has one of the weakest health systems globally, but …

COVID-19 has now spread to all the continents of the world with the possible exception of
Antarctica. However, Africa appears different when compared with all the other continents …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected health systems in many
countries, but little is known about effects on health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. This …

South Africa had its first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case on 06 March 2020 in an
individual who travelled overseas. Since then, cases have constantly increased and the …

Abstract Many Sub-Saharan African countries have been known to suffer various challenges
which threaten the quality of health services that are offered to the population. With the …

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the global pandemic, causing Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome Corona virus-2 (SARS CoV-2), has devastated the world resulting in …