COVID-19: Comparison of the Response in Rwanda, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Africa
COVID-19
Rwanda
SARS-CoV-2
South Africa
Zimbabwe
epidemics
pandemic
Journal
MEDICC review
ISSN: 1527-3172
Titre abrégé: MEDICC Rev
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 100964771
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
12
01
2021
accepted:
22
06
2021
entrez:
13
9
2021
pubmed:
14
9
2021
medline:
26
11
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact worldwide with regions experiencing varying degrees of severity. African countries have mounted different response strategies eliciting varied outcomes. Here, we compare these response strategies in Rwanda, South Africa and Zimbabwe and discuss lessons that could be shared. In particular, Rwanda has a robust and coordinated national health system that has effectively contained the epidemic. South Africa has considerable testing capacity, which has been used productively in a national response largely funded by local resources but affected negatively by corruption. Zimbabwe has an effective point-of-entry approach that utilizes an innovative strategic information system. All three countries would benefit having routine meetings to share experiences and lessons learned during the COVD-19 pandemic.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34516532
doi: 10.37757/MR2021.V23.N3.4
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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