Background Most low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) have little or no data
integrated into a national surveillance system to identify characteristics or outcomes of …

There is a high burden of critical illness in low-income countries (LICs), adding pressure to
already strained health systems. Over the next decade, the need for critical care is expected …

Malawi declared a state of national disaster due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 20th March
2020 and registered its first confirmed coronavirus case on the 2 April 2020. The aim of this …

To understand the impact of the COVID-19 public health response on families of children
with disabilities in Central Uganda we conducted phone interviews with parents and …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic continues to overwhelm health systems across the
globe. We aimed to assess the readiness of hospitals in Nigeria to respond to the COVID-19 …

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a global public health
challenge and profoundly continues to inundate governments, economies, health systems …

Introduction: It is well-recognized that containing COVID-19 successfully is determined by
people's prevention measures which are related to their knowledge, attitudes, and practices …

Oxygen is central to the management of patients admitted to hospital with severe COVID-19.
1 Furthermore, the availability of oxygen therapy is just as important for the management of …

Background COVID-19 transmission and disease dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa are not
well understood. Our study aims to provide insight into COVID-19 epidemiology in Malawi by …

Background Data on emergency and critical care (ECC) capacity in low-income countries
(LICs) are needed to improve outcomes and make progress towards realizing the goal of …