Preparedness of Nigerian health institutions toward managing lassa fever epidemic and Covid-19 pandemic

Umar, Sulaiman; Muhammad, Bilqis O; Babandi, Zaharadeen Shuaibu

doi:10.4103/njm.njm_71_20

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“… 26 A study from Nigeria reported that only 34.4% of health professionals used face masks while consulting patients with respiratory symptoms. 27 This showed that healthcare systems had shocked by a shortage of PPE. This might be because the government gives high priority to COVID-19 treatment centers.…”

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Health Centers’ Preparedness for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia, 2020

Ayele¹,

Zerga²,

Tadese³

2021

RMHP

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Background COVID-19 is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus two (SARS-CoV-2). Preparedness of health facilities to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is an immediate priority to safeguard patients and healthcare workers and to reduce the spread of the pandemic. However, the preparedness of health centers in south Wollo zone is unknown. Objective To assess the preparedness of Health Centers for COVID-19 in South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia, 2020. Methods Health facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among forty-six Health Centers in South Wollo zone in August 2020. The sampled health centers were selected by lottery method. The data was collected from the manager of the health centers using a pretested interviewer-administered and observational checklist. The ReadyScore criteria was used to classify the level of preparedness, in which health centers with a score of >80%, 40–80%, and <40% were considered as better prepared, work to do, and not ready, respectively. Results In this study, the median score of health centers preparedness for COVID-19 was 70.3 ± 21.6 interquartile ranges with a minimum score of 40.5 and the maximum score of 83.8. Only 12 (26.1%) of the health centers were prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority (73.9%) of the health centers were found within the group of “work to do”. Conversely, none of the health centers were found within the “not ready” or below group. Conclusion This study concluded that the preparedness status of the majority of health centers in South Wollo Zone was within the “work to do” group. Therefore, the local government and other concerned bodies should monitor and support health centers to increase their preparedness and to build their capacity.

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Health Centers’ Preparedness for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia, 2020

Ayele¹,

Zerga²,

Tadese³

2021

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“…It was expected that a COVID-19 outbreak scenario would be the metaphorical ‘final straw that breaks the camel’s back’ . A recently published nationwide study by Umar et al [ 13 ] investigating the level of preparedness of Nigerian health care facilities towards managing the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted several disappointing but unsurprising findings. Of the 451 health care workers who participated in this survey: only 4.5% were provided with facemasks by their health institutions, while 22.4% had an adequate supply of hand gloves and sanitizers; availability of other personal protective equipment (PPE) was reported by 13.3%, while the accessibility of same was reported by only 6.9% [ 13 ].…”

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“…A recently published nationwide study by Umar et al [ 13 ] investigating the level of preparedness of Nigerian health care facilities towards managing the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted several disappointing but unsurprising findings. Of the 451 health care workers who participated in this survey: only 4.5% were provided with facemasks by their health institutions, while 22.4% had an adequate supply of hand gloves and sanitizers; availability of other personal protective equipment (PPE) was reported by 13.3%, while the accessibility of same was reported by only 6.9% [ 13 ]. Only 45.5% confirmed that their facilities had dedicated isolation wards for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases, while 20% asserted to the availability of functional intensive care units for COVID-19 patients in critical conditions [ 13 ].…”

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

Adesanya

2020

Journal of Global Health

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“…The extent of cases within the to begin with quarter was less than 50% in 6 of the 10 years, 2009–2012, 2014, and 2017. 11 …”

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“…To ensure preparedness of health institutions in control of LF and COVID‐19, it is important to follow the written protocol of managing infectious diseases for achieving optimal safety precautions for the management and control of infectious diseases. 17 Also, laboratory workers dealing with possibly infected samples should be trained and placed in equipped laboratories. 10 Africa's health systems are undeniably fragile due to numerous continuous plagues that have debilitated health frameworks, including LF.…”

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Lassa fever and COVID‐19 in Africa: A double crisis on the fragile health system

Hasan

Costa

Xenophontos

et al. 2021

Journal of Medical Virology

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Dear Editor, Lassa Fever (LF), an acute zoonotic disease caused by the Lassa fever virus (LFV), has approximately 2 million annual occurrences with 5000 to 10000 deaths. 1 The disease has been identified to be endemic in Africa, particularly West Africa, where a larger percentage is recorded in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, 2 especially as a result of its transmission pathways which is through rodents and warm-blooded species via contact with their pathogenic infected body wastes around the house. [1][2][3] Studies have shown that one of the major challenges facing the fight against this disease is the similarities between its symptoms, that include, sore throat, pains in the joints, back and chest, and weakness, 1 with many other popular diseases. Since the disease can progresses in serious cases to pharynx inflammation, conjunctivitis, abdominal pains, diarrhoea, vomiting and clinical manifestations that range from facial drops to respiratory symptoms, loss of hearing, acute hemorrhagic fever, multiple-organ failure, foetal loss and death, 1,2 that under and misdiagnosis is a problem as early diagnosis

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Preparedness of Nigerian health institutions toward managing lassa fever epidemic and Covid-19 pandemic

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Health Centers’ Preparedness for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia, 2020

Health Centers’ Preparedness for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia, 2020

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

Lassa fever and COVID‐19 in Africa: A double crisis on the fragile health system

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