Private sector initiatives to tackle the burden of COVID-19: experiences from the Nigerian frontline
| Autor: | Nicholas Maxwell, Andrew Ekpenyong, Victor Aniedi Umoh, Akaninyene Otu, Emmanuel Effa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Rural Population
Economic growth medicine.medical_specialty Hand Sanitizers Health Personnel private sector 030231 tropical medicine Nigeria Health Services Accessibility COVID-19 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Global health Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Personal Protective Equipment Personal protective equipment Disease surveillance business.industry Public health General Medicine Private sector Local community Workforce Public Health Rural area business Delivery of Health Care Perspectives |
| Zdroj: | The Pan African Medical Journal Pan African Medical Journal; Vol. 38 No. 1 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1937-8688 |
| DOI: | 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.233.24634 |
| Popis: | Across Africa, there is some evidence of COVID-19 private sector activities to tackle COVID-19 which include the development of rapid diagnostic kits, deployment of e-health platforms for bespoke health workforce training, disease surveillance, reporting, auto-screening and advisories. Inequities in living and access to care by disadvantaged populations in the rural areas have been ameliorated by multi-pronged responses such as that mounted by the Joseph Ukpo Hospitals and Research Institute (JUHRI) in Nigeria. The provision, production and donation of personal protective equipment (PPE), the production of hand sanitizers and the engagement of the local community in the process represents an effective strategy to contain COVID-19, protect health workers and provide pathways for economic support for people whose sources of income have been upended during the pandemic. The JUHRI experience underpinned by Catholic medical ethics provides concrete evidence of the value of private sector participation in dealing with public health emergencies. |
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