COVID-19 mitigation measures to maintain access to essential health services: new opportunities with long-term benefits.

Autor: Lickness J; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Global Health, Division of Global HIV and TB, 4 Le Duan Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Bachanas P; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Global Health, Division of Global HIV and TB, 3 Corporate Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30320, USA., Tohme R; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Global Health, Division of Global HIV and TB, 4 Le Duan Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Russell A; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Global Health, Division of Global HIV and TB, 3 Corporate Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30320, USA., Craig A; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Division of Bacterial Diseases, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30329., Hakim A; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Global Health, Division of Global HIV and TB, 3 Corporate Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30320, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2021 Dec 21; Vol. 40, pp. 254. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 21 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2021.40.254.31264
Abstrakt: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has substantially impacted health systems globally. To highlight potential opportunities to improve health service delivery in low- and middle-income countries, we describe lessons learned from published literature and experiences responding to the pandemic. The benefits of healthcare service measures implemented during the pandemic with potential for lasting benefits for strengthening health systems are highlighted: 1) innovative pharmaceutical dispensing methods; 2) appointment-based systems in health facilities; 3) telehealth to provide patient care; 4) task shifting to redistribute healthcare workloads; and 5) home-based pulse oximetry to monitor oxygen levels. These measures can reduce unnecessary contact with healthcare staff while maintaining critical health service delivery and may be of value to continue after the pandemic subsides.
(Copyright: Jacquelyn Lickness et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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