Towards universal health coverage: lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
| Autor: | Joseph Oladimeji Olasupo, Foluke Esther Akinleye, Gbemisola Rebecca Akinbolaji |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Telemedicine Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Quality healthcare COVID-19 Africa African health system 030231 tropical medicine coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic Global Health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Universal Health Insurance Universal health coverage Pandemic Health care Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Pandemics Health professionals SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Social distance healthcare COVID-19 General Medicine Public relations Health Care Reform Africa lessons from COVID-19 business Perspectives |
| Zdroj: | The Pan African Medical Journal |
| ISSN: | 1937-8688 |
| DOI: | 10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.2.24769 |
| Popis: | With social distancing being a key preventative measure of COVID-19, proper provision of healthcare services becomes a challenge as healthcare professionals are concerned about the risk of potential infection. Telemedicine, a practice that uses telecommunication networks for the delivery of healthcare services and medical education, has been adopted by several countries and has shown to provide positive outcomes. This concept is poorly practiced in African Countries compared to other countries of the world. This paper reiterates the need for the expansion of telemedical systems in Africa for the dual goals of COVID-19 prevention and provision of quality healthcare services to people. |
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