Continuity of essential health services in the context of COVID-19: the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional continuity of essential services sub-working group.

Autor:	Mochache T; WHO Emergency Hub for East and Southern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya., Momanyi M; UNICEF, East and Southern Africa Regional Office, Emergency Hub for East and Southern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya., Ameda IM; UNICEF, East and Southern Africa Regional Office, Emergency Hub for East and Southern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya., Gohar F; UNICEF, East and Southern Africa Regional Office, Emergency Hub for East and Southern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya., Ebele M; UNFPA Eastern Sub Regional Office, Nairobi, Kenya., Odhiambo F; WHO Emergency Hub for East and Southern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya., Mzozo T; WHO Emergency Hub for East and Southern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya., Bekele H; WHO Regional Office for Africa, Cité du Djoué, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo., Waituru M; VSO, International, Nairobi, Kenya., Nanyunja M; WHO Emergency Hub for East and Southern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2022 Mar 29; Vol. 41 (Suppl 2), pp. 7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 29 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.11604/pamj.supp.2022.41.2.28000
Abstrakt:	COVID-19 cases have continued to increase globally putting intense pressure on health systems, including in the East and Southern African (ESA) region, which bears the brunt of the continent´s cases, and where many health systems are already weak or overstretched. Evidence from the West Africa Ebola disease outbreak and early estimates for COVID-19 show that indirect impacts due to disruptions in access to essential health services can result in even higher mortality than that directly related to the outbreak. In March 2020, World Health Organisation (WHO) established a coordination mechanism to support ESA countries to enhance their response to COVID-19. Technical working groups were established, including a subgroup addressing continuity of essential health services. In this article, the development, activities and achievements of the subgroup over the past six months are reviewed and presented as a model for collaborative action for optimal service delivery in the context of COVID-19 and potentially, during other infectious disease outbreak responses. Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests. (Copyright: Trufosa Mochache et al.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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