Disruptions in maternal health service use during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: experiences from 37 health facilities in low-income and middle-income countries

Z Aranda, T Binde, K Tashman, A Tadikonda… - BMJ global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has heterogeneously affected use of basic health services
worldwide, with disruptions in some countries beginning in the early stages of the …

Public health-relevant consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

AK Heuschen, G Lu, O Razum, A Abdul-Mumin… - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented challenges to health
systems worldwide, including the control of non-COVID-19 diseases. Malaria cases and …

COVID-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in ten countries

C Arsenault, A Gage, MK Kim, NR Kapoor… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Declines in health service use during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
could have important effects on population health. In this study, we used an interrupted time …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria cases in health facilities in northern Ghana: a retrospective analysis of routine surveillance data

AK Heuschen, A Abdul-Mumin, M Adokiya, G Lu… - Malaria Journal, 2022 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic and its collateral damage severely impact health
systems globally and risk to worsen the malaria situation in endemic countries. Malaria is a …

Impact of COVID-19 on routine childhood immunisations in low-and middle-income countries: A scoping review

M Dalton, B Sanderson, LJ Robinson… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Routine vaccines are critical to child health. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted
essential health services, particularly in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). We …

Review of laboratory diagnostics evolution in Nigeria's response to COVID-19

CP Maduka, AA Adegoke, CC Okongwu… - International Medical …, 2023 - fepbl.com
This comprehensive review elucidates the evolution of laboratory diagnostics in Nigeria's
response to COVID-19, emphasizing its pivotal role in managing infectious diseases. The …

Disruptions to routine childhood vaccinations in low-and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

AM Cardoso Pinto, L Ranasinghe, PJ Dodd… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine childhood vaccinations
worldwide with low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) most affected. This study aims to …

[HTML][HTML] Childhood immunization during the COVID-19 pandemic: experiences in Haiti, Lesotho, Liberia and Malawi

E Connolly, EJ Boley, DL Fejfar, PF Varney… - Bulletin of the World …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To examine changes in vaccination of children younger than 1 year during the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (March 2020–August 2021) in Haiti …

Quantifying the indirect impact of COVID-19 pandemic on utilisation of outpatient and immunisation services in Kenya: a longitudinal study using interrupted time …

S Wambua, L Malla, G Mbevi, J Kandiah, AP Nwosu… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective In this study, we assess the indirect impact of COVID-19 on utilisation of
immunisation and outpatient services in Kenya. Design Longitudinal study. Setting Data …

The impact of COVID-19 and national pandemic responses on health service utilisation in seven low-and middle-income countries

D Fejfar, AT Andom, M Msuya, MA Jeune… - Global health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted health services worldwide, which may
have led to increased mortality and secondary disease outbreaks. Disruptions vary by …