Preparedness, impacts, and responses of public health emergencies towards health security: qualitative synthesis of evidence

RB Khatri, A Endalamaw, D Erku, E Wolka… - Archives of public …, 2023 - Springer
Background Natural and human-made public health emergencies (PHEs), such as armed
conflicts, floods, and disease outbreaks, influence health systems including interruption of …

Addressing mental health challenges and non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis from health systems approach

H Amu, MW Dzenu, ST Baku, D Naboare… - … Medicine: Research & …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) including mental health issues are a substantial public
health concern globally. This review article explores the mental health challenges of people …

Improving testing capacity for COVID-19: experiences and lessons from Senegal, Uganda, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of Congo

M Bosonkie, L Egbende, A Namale, OI Fawole… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background African countries leveraged testing capacities to enhance public health action
in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper describes experiences and lessons …

Essential health services delivery in South Africa during COVID-19: Community and healthcare worker perspectives

ST Lalla-Edward, A Mosam, J Hove, A Erzse… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Between May 2020 and February 2022, South Africa's health system bore strain
as it battled mitigating the coronavirus pandemic. The country's pandemic response was …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 Preventive Practices, Psychological Distress, and Reported Barriers to Healthcare Access during the Pandemic among Adult Community Members …

N Assefa, YY Abdullahi, EC Hemler… - The American journal …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The COVID-19 pandemic has had serious negative health and economic impacts in sub-
Saharan Africa. Continuous monitoring of these impacts is crucial to formulate interventions …

Improving Organizational Commitment among Healthcare Employees in Angola: The Role of Psychological Capital and Perceived Transformational Leadership

RL Geremias, MP Lopes, AM Sotomayor - Healthcare, 2024 - mdpi.com
While previous studies conducted in sub-Saharan African countries have focused on
verifying standards of clinical care and assessing challenges faced by healthcare …

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on general health and malaria control in Ghana: a qualitative study with mothers and health care professionals

AK Heuschen, A Abdul-Mumin, A Abubakari, F Agbozo… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background COVID-19 has severely impacted health systems and the management of non-
COVID-19 diseases, including malaria, globally. The pandemic has hit sub-Saharan Africa …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on type 2 diabetes care and factors associated with care disruption in Kenya and Tanzania

RE Sanya, CH Karugu, P Binyaruka… - Global Health …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background The COVID-19 pandemic affected healthcare delivery globally, impacting care
access and delivery of essential services. Objectives We investigated the pandemic's impact …

Legacy of COVID-19 innovations: strengthening African primary health care through pandemic innovations

CN Ngongoni, W Wasswa, M Chibi - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a global surge of health care innovations aimed at curbing
the pandemic. Some of the innovations were newly developed whereas others were …

[HTML][HTML] A critical analysis of health system in Nepal; Perspective's based on COVID-19 response

BS Kuikel, A Shrestha, DR Xu, BB Shahi, B Bhandari… - Dialogues in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Nepal moved from a unitary government to a federal system of government in
2015 under its constitution. Nepal is a federal democratic republic governed by three levels …