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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Indirect implications of COVID-19 prevention strategies on non-communicable diseases
BMC Medicine, Volume 18, No. 1, Article 256, Year 2020
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Background: After its outbreak in China, the novel COronaVIrus Disease 19 is spreading across the globe. It is an emergency the world has never seen before. Main text: The attention of health systems is mainly focused on COronaVIrus Disease 19 patients and on the risk that intensive care units might be overwhelmed by the serious pulmonary complications. Different countries are also attempting to establish infection prevention and control strategies which proved effective in China where the outbreak was initially reported. We reflect on important lessons to be learnt from different countries. The effects that infection prevention and control strategies, such as social distancing or isolation, can have on the care of millions of patients with non-communicable diseases, who may be indirectly affected, have not been taken into consideration so much. Conclusions: When dealing with COronaVIrus Disease 19, policy makers and healthcare personnel should consider the indirect effects on the treatment of non-communicable diseases. © 2020 The Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Modesti, Pietro Amedeo
Italy, Florence
Università Degli Studi Di Firenze, Facoltà Di Medicina e Chirurgia
Wang, Jiguang
China, Shanghai
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Damasceno, A. Antonio Moura
Mozambique, Maputo
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
Agyemang, Charles O.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
van Bortel, Luc M.A.B.
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Persu, Alexandre
Belgium, Louvain-la-neuve
Université Catholique de Louvain
Zhao, Dong
China, Beijing
Capital Medical University
Jarraya, FaïÇal
Tunisia, Sfax
Faculty of Medicine of Sfax
Marzotti, Ilaria
Italy, Florence
Università Degli Studi Di Firenze, Facoltà Di Medicina e Chirurgia
Bamoshmoosh, Mohamed
Yemen, Sana'a
University of Science and Technology
Parati, Gianfranco
Italy, Milan
Irccs Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Schutte, Aletta E.
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Australia, Sydney
George Institute for Global Health
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Citations: 42
Authors: 12
Affiliations: 12
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/s12916-020-01723-6
ISSN:
17417015
Research Areas
Covid
Health System And Policy
Noncommunicable Diseases