Public health fault lines in the fight against COVID-19: Lessons from Africa
1 The Gambia College, School of Public Health.
2 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan.
Review Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 11(02), 260-262
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2021.11.2.0386
Publication history:
Received on 13 July 2021; revised on 18 August 2021; accepted on 20 August 2021
Abstract:
On 31st December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) was notified of a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause detected in the Wuhan, Hubei Province of China which eventually was named to be the Corona virus disease. In response to the rapid spread of the virus, WHO declared it a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30th January, 2020. As per the quest to recharge the COVID-19 response power, there is seemingly little or no tangible plans to help permanently reorient Africa’s health care system. In the wake of widespread vaccine nationalism, donor countries continue to secure large quantities of vaccines from developers and manufacturers, causing global disparity in access to COVID-19 vaccines.
Keywords:
COVID-19 Pandemic; Africa; Lessons, Public health
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