ArticleGlobal health action2020
A twin disaster: Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and a cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak simultaneously in a low-resource country.
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- Plasma microbial cell-free DNA characterization in different populations based on the droplet digital PCR method: a multi-cohort study.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Meningitis in Niger Republic amidst COVID-19: current issues and novel recommendations.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Review
- Risk factors associated with meningitis outbreak in the Upper West Region of Ghana: A matched case-control study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Meningococcal disease in North America: Updates from the Global Meningococcal Initiative.The Journal of infection · 2022Review
- Surveillance and control of meningococcal disease in the COVID-19 era: A Global Meningococcal Initiative review.The Journal of infection · 2022Review
- The Influence of COVID-19 on Irrational Consumption Behavior in a Chinese Sample: Based on a Serial Mediating Model.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Managing a deadly pandemic in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is challenging. The task becomes tougher when there is an outbreak of an equally deadly disease. This is the present situation of Ghana, a low-resource country, that is confronted with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) outbreak. Apart from the resource constraint at both governmental and individual levels, such a situation affects the overall wellbeing of ordinary citizens as well as healthcare professionals, particularly those in high-risk areas. Perhaps, more than ever, we have to ensure equitable distribution of scarce healthcare resources in our effort to manage this 'twin disaster' of COVID-19 and CSM. We evaluated Ghana's situation (outbreak response) and recommended measures to help us navigate this conundrum of a public health crisis.
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