Government preparedness and response towards COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria: A retrospective analysis of the last 6 months

Adesanya, Oluwafolajimi Adetoye

doi:10.7189/jogh.10.020382

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“…This was evident in the number of existing laboratories by January 2020, as only 6 BSL-3 laboratories with capacity to test for SARS-CoV2 existed in Nigeria. These facilities were mainly conducting quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and other confirmatory diagnostic tests for important endemic and sporadic outbreaks such as Lassa fever, Yellow fever and Cholera [ 3 , 4 ]. These laboratories soon became overwhelmed with the increasing COVID-19 incidence in Nigeria.…”

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“…The positivity rate among the tested population was 9.0% and the case fatality rate was 1.3%. In April 2020, the Nigerian Government, through the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), activated its national Incident Control Center (ICC), the Surveillance and Outbreak Response Management System (SORMAS), and the mobile strengthening epidemic response system (mSers) amongst others for national coordination, surveillance and reporting of COVID-19 cases in the country [ 3 ].…”

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“…With a Physician to population ratio of 4:10 000, Nigeria has one of the worst physicians to population ratio in the world [ 6 ]. The pandemic has further stretched the health care workforce, created panic in health facilities and made obvious the dilapidated situation of the country’s health infrastructures [ 3 , 4 ]. Another major constraint to the success of Nigeria’s COVID-19 control strategy was the high human poverty index (HPI).…”

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“…An effective COVID-19 testing system is critical to understanding the pandemic’s burden and spatio-temporal spread across the globe. This should enable the prompt identification of infected persons, determining populations most at risk, improve prognosis, and assist with contact tracing [ 3 ]. However, Nigeria’s COVID-19 testing system and capacity are sub-optimal with close to only 2 000 000 people tested out of the estimated 210 000 000 population.…”

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“…Testing capacity for COVID-19 using PCR technique was limited in Nigeria as in most countries during the initial phase of the pandemic. In April 2020, there were only 9 diagnostic facilities nationwide, all in the public sector, that could conduct PCR testing for COVID-19 (Adesanya 2020). This increased to 62 facilities nationwide by August with the addition of private sector diagnostic laboratories that responded to the call from the government for more testing capacity (Adesanya 2020).…”

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Survey of COVID-19 associated symptoms and reported deaths in an urban community in Kano, Nigeria

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Galadima

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Background: Nigeria reported the first case of COVID-19 on February 27, 2020. By June of 2020, many people reported experiencing mild COVID-19 associated symptoms, yet did not get tested due to inaccessible testing and insufficient knowledge of the disease. There were media stories quoting grave diggers in Kano who reported high burial rates during this time. Methods: In order to draw more data on COVID-19 cases during this time period, we conducted a cross-sectional symptom survey in Kano, surveying 291 adults. Participants were asked to report demographic characteristics, past COVID-19 testing and symptoms, and community deaths. To assess associations between COVID-19 associated symptoms and socio-demographic characteristics, bivariate analyses using Chi-square tests were performed. A logistic regression assessing the association between any reported symptoms and the kind of work (indoor/outdoor) was done while adjusting for age, gender and education level. Results: Half of the respondents reported at least one symptom associated with COVID-19; the three most common symptoms were loss of appetite, cough, and fever. There was a statistically significant relationship between age group of the respondent and presence of COVID-19 associated symptoms. Gender or level of education did not have statistically significant association with COVID-19 associated symptoms among the respondents. People with outdoor occupations such as trading and hawking were more than twice as likely to report COVID-19 associated symptoms compared to those who were unemployed. Just under half of the respondents reported knowing someone who died in their community, with unexplained causes attributed to two-thirds of these cases. Our study found evidence of COVID-19 associated symptoms especially among the older population and unexplained deaths in Kano. Lack of confirmatory laboratory tests and absence of baseline vital statistics precluded us from finding definitive evidence for or against COVID-19 infection and associated mortality.

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Public Policy, Government Legitimacy, Covid-19 and Public Response: The Case of the Nigerian Government and Populace

Ayoola

2022

Effective Public Administration Strategies for Global "New Normal"

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Government preparedness and response towards COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria: A retrospective analysis of the last 6 months

Cited by 12 publications

References 5 publications

Nigeria’s race to zero COVID-19 cases: True disease burden or testing failure?

Nigeria’s race to zero COVID-19 cases: True disease burden or testing failure?

Survey of COVID-19 associated symptoms and reported deaths in an urban community in Kano, Nigeria

Public Policy, Government Legitimacy, Covid-19 and Public Response: The Case of the Nigerian Government and Populace

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