TACKLING DEADLY DISEASES IN AFRICA: KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR EPIDEMIC RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE

Autor: Kra, Firmin, Schmidt-Sane, Megan
Přispěvatelé: Université Alassane Ouattara, Laboratoire Population-Environnement-Développement (LPED), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU), Chaire Unesco de Bioéthique (CUB), Cleveland State University, Institute of Development Studies
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: [Technical Report] Institute of Development Studies. 2021
Popis: Côte d'Ivoire experienced military-political crisis for nearly a decade (2002-2011), an experience that shaped the erosion of the state's capacity to manage its health system. Côte d'Ivoire faces a double burden of disease of both communicable and noncommunicable diseases. As indicated by the Ministry of Health, several factors have limited epidemic preparedness, including low coverage of infrastructure; poor condition and under-equipment of facilities; inadequacy and uneven spatial distribution of health personnel; patchwork and insufficient health care access for people in rural areas; low vaccination coverage; and limited access to medicines. Despite these challenges in the health sector, the nation has seen positive economic growth for several years post-crisis and there is opportunity to expand support to health systems.
Databáze: OpenAIRE