The role of emergency medical teams in Eswatini during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Autor: | Nsenga N; World Health Organisation, Regional Office for Africa, Emergency Preparedness and Response Programme, Brazzaville, Congo., Bompangue D; World Health Organisation, Regional Office for Africa, Emergency Preparedness and Response Programme, Brazzaville, Congo., Oyugi B; World Health Organisation, Regional Office for Africa, Emergency Preparedness and Response Programme, Brazzaville, Congo., Atsyor C; WHO Country Office Eswatini, Kingdom of Eswatini., Lukhele N; WHO Country Office Eswatini, Kingdom of Eswatini., Salio F; World Health Organisation, Headquarters, WPE/CRS/HCR, Geneva, Switzerland., Das T; World Health Organisation, Headquarters, WPE/CRS/HCR, Geneva, Switzerland., Lajolo C; World Health Organisation, Headquarters, WPE/CRS/HCR, Geneva, Switzerland., Anderson D; UK-Med Headquarters, United Kingdom., Mee A; UK-Med Headquarters, United Kingdom., Kent A; UK-Med Eswatini., Okello VN; Eswatini Ministry of Health., Conteh IN; World Health Organisation, Regional Office for Africa, Emergency Preparedness and Response Programme, Brazzaville, Congo., Okeibunor JC; World Health Organisation, Regional Office for Africa, Emergency Preparedness and Response Programme, Brazzaville, Congo., Yoti Z; World Health Organisation, Regional Office for Africa, Emergency Preparedness and Response Programme, Brazzaville, Congo., Gueye AS; World Health Organisation, Regional Office for Africa, Emergency Preparedness and Response Programme, Brazzaville, Congo. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2022 May 02; Vol. 41 (Suppl 2), pp. 9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 02 (Print Publication: 2022). |
DOI: | 10.11604/pamj.supp.2022.41.2.32546 |
Abstrakt: | The paper documents experiences and lesson learned in responding to COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini with the support of the Emergency Medical Teams. WHO databases, operation reports and hospitalization records were reviewed. The WHO Emergency Medical Teams built the capacity of the local response teams in Eswatini. The conclusion is that following the intervention of the WHO Emergency Medical Teams, Eswatini is better prepared to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and future outbreaks. Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests. (Copyright: Ngoy Nsenga et al.) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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