Effects of COVID-19 in South African health system and society: An explanatory study

E Mbunge - Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and aims The underestimation of the severity of COVID-19 by the South African
government resulted in delayed action against the pandemic. Ever since WHO declared …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiologic, clinical, and laboratory findings of the COVID-19 in the current pandemic: systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Xie, Z Wang, H Liao, G Marley, D Wu, W Tang - BMC infectious diseases, 2020 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world deeply, with more than
14,000,000 people infected and nearly 600,000 deaths. This review aimed to summarize the …

The first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: a cross-sectional study

SJ Salyer, J Maeda, S Sembuche, Y Kebede… - The lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Although the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic progressed more slowly in
Africa than the rest of the world, by December, 2020, the second wave appeared to be much …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa: implications of lockdown during agricultural planting seasons

A Ayanlade, M Radeny - npj Science of Food, 2020 - nature.com
COVID-19 pandemic movement restrictions as part of the control measures put in place by
countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has implications on food security, as movement …

COVID-19 vaccines and treatments nationalism: Challenges for low-income countries and the attainment of the SDGs

G Nhamo, D Chikodzi, HP Kunene… - Global public health, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (AfSD) has the vision to leave
no one behind, particularly low-income countries. Yet COVID-19 seems to have brought up …

Political distrust and the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria

CC Ezeibe, C Ilo, EN Ezeibe, CN Oguonu… - Global public …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
While studies have explored how health sector corruption, weak healthcare system, large-
scale immune compromised population, misinformation and prevalence of highly congested …

[HTML][HTML] Risk communication and community engagement strategies for COVID-19 in 13 African countries

YA Adebisi, A Rabe… - Health Promotion …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is a major threat facing health
systems globally and African countries are not an exception. Stakeholders, governments …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine among University health sciences students in Northwest Nigeria

M Mustapha, BK Lawal, A Sha'aban, AI Jatau… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Students of the health sciences are the future frontliners to fight pandemics. The students'
participation in COVID-19 response varies across countries and are mostly for educational …

[HTML][HTML] Changing climate and the COVID-19 pandemic: more than just heads or tails

X Rodó, A San-José, K Kirchgatter, L López - Nature Medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Changing climate and the COVID-19 pandemic: more than just heads or tails | Nature Medicine
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[HTML][HTML] The psychological impact of COVID-19 on health-care workers in African Countries: A systematic review

AA Olashore, OO Akanni, AL Fela-Thomas… - Asian Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
In Africa, a systematic appraisal of the associated pattern of psychiatric disorders (PDs)
among health-care workers (HCWs) is lacking. We, therefore, aimed to ascertain the pattern …