COVID-19: Africa needs unprecedented attention to strengthen community health systems

Lancet. 2020 Jul 18;396(10245):150-152. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31532-4.

Authors

Lyudmila Nepomnyashchiy¹, Bernice Dahn², Rachel Saykpah³, Mallika Raghavan⁴

Affiliations

¹ Community Health Acceleration Partnership, New York, NY 10020, USA. Electronic address: mila@CHAP.health.
² University of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia.
³ Last Mile Health, Monrovia, Liberia.
⁴ Last Mile Health, New York, NY, USA.

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Africa / epidemiology
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Community Health Planning / organization & administration*
Community Health Workers
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Humans
Pandemics
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Personal Protective Equipment / supply & distribution
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
SARS-CoV-2