[HTML][HTML] Essential health services delivery in Zimbabwe during the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives and recommendations

G Murewanhema, R Makurumidze - The Pan African Medical …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Zimbabwe reported its first case of COVID-19 on 20 March 2020, and since then the number
has increased to over 4000. To contain the spread of the causative SARS-CoV-2 and …

The effects of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the South African health system: A call to maintain essential health services

J Nyasulu, H Pandya - African Journal of Primary Health Care and …, 2020 - journals.co.za
South Africa had its first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case on 06 March 2020 in an
individual who travelled overseas. Since then, cases have constantly increased and the …

[HTML][HTML] The generals and the war against COVID-19: The case of Zimbabwe

N Maulani, IN Nyadera, B Wandekha - Journal of global health, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Over three decades of economic crisis, characterised by hyper-inflation, unemployment, and
corruption, overall public service delivery in Zimbabwe including the health sector has been …

Impact of COVID-19 on routine primary healthcare services in South Africa

Y Pillay, S Pienaar, P Barron, T Zondi - South African Medical …, 2021 - journals.co.za
Background. The COVID-19 pandemic and responses by governments, including
lockdowns, have had various consequences for lives and livelihoods. South Africa (SA) was …

Essential health services delivery in South Africa during COVID-19: Community and healthcare worker perspectives

ST Lalla-Edward, A Mosam, J Hove, A Erzse… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Between May 2020 and February 2022, South Africa's health system bore strain
as it battled mitigating the coronavirus pandemic. The country's pandemic response was …

[HTML][HTML] A descriptive study of the trends of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe from March-June 2020: policy and strategy implications

G Murewanhema, T Burukai, D Mazingi… - The Pan African …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods data were collected from daily situation reports that were published by the
Zimbabwean Ministry of Health and Child Care from 20 th March to 27 th June 2020. Missing …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges of healthcare delivery in the context of COVID-19 pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa

BJ Alegbeleye, RK Mohammed - Iberoamerican journal of …, 2020 - SciELO Espana
Introduction: Public health security is concerned with infection prevention and control
worldwide. These measures are the concern of all and sundry to ensure prevention of any …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19: a perspective for lifting lockdown in Zimbabwe

M Dzobo, I Chitungo, T Dzinamarira - The Pan African Medical …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) scourge has challenged the world's
health systems and presented multiple socio-economic and public health challenges to the …

Innovation in primary health care responses to COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa

S Ray, R Mash - Primary health care research & development, 2021 - cambridge.org
Background: In May 2020, the African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
invited submissions on lessons learnt from responses to the COVID-19 pandemic from …

COVID‐19 calls for health systems strengthening in Africa: A case of Nigeria

EE Elebesunu, GI Oke, YA Adebisi… - … International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic has proven the need for countries worldwide to implement
strategies that promote health systems strengthening and ensure epidemic preparedness …