ArticleClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2021
From Easing Lockdowns to Scaling Up Community-based Coronavirus Disease 2019 Screening, Testing, and Contact Tracing in Africa-Shared Approaches, Innovations, and Challenges to Minimize Morbidity and Mortality.
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- A systematic review of strategies adopted to scale up COVID-19 testing in low-, middle- and high-income countries.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Global Experiences of Community Responses to COVID-19: A Systematic Literature Review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- User experience of home-based AbC-19 SARS-CoV-2 antibody rapid lateral flow immunoassay test.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Missed Appointments and Associated Factors Among Children Accessing Anti-Retroviral Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Western Uganda.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Contact tracing strategies for infectious diseases: A systematic literature review.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Mental health outcomes, literacy and service provision in low- and middle-income settings: a systematic review of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Npj mental health research · 2024Review
- Changes in the medical admissions and mortality amongst children in four South African hospitals following the COVID-19 pandemic: A five-year review.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Effective contact tracing for COVID-19: A systematic review.Global epidemiology · 2023Review
- Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Healthcare Inaccessibility and Unaffordability in Uganda.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Creating access to SARS-CoV-2 screening and testing through community-based COVID-19 case-finding, observations from cross-sectional studies in Lesotho and Zambia.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Challenges and opportunities for improved contact tracing in Ghana: experiences from Coronavirus disease-2019-related contact tracing in the Bono region.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- COVID-19 Vaccine Perceptions among Ebola-Affected Communities in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2021.Vaccines · 2023Article
- Severity Status of COVID-19 and Its Associated Factors at the Nyarugenge Treatment Center in Rwanda.Cureus · 2023Article
- Are COVID-19's restrictive measures associated with people's quality of life and the prevalence of anxiety and depression in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo?Journal of public health in Africa · 2022Article
- Perceptions of COVID-19 transmission risk and testing readiness in rural Southwest Nigeria.Scientific African · 2022Article
- The burden of T. solium cysticercosis and selected neuropsychiatric disorders in Mocuba district, Zambézia province, Mozambique.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- COVID-19 and HIV viral load suppression in children and adolescents in Durban, South Africa.Southern African journal of HIV medicine · 2022Article
- Using drones to transport suspected COVID-19 samples; experiences from the second largest testing centre in Ghana, West Africa.PloS one · 2022Article
- Dangerous liaisons? As the COVID-19 wave hits Africa with potential for novel transmission dynamics: a perspective.Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health · 2022Article
- Fostering Sustainable Biomedical Research Training in Mozambique: A Spin-Off of the Medical Education Partnership Initiative.Annals of global health · 2022Article
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Abstract
The arrival of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the African continent resulted in a range of lockdown measures that curtailed the spread of the infection but caused economic hardship. African countries now face difficult choices regarding easing of lockdowns and sustaining effective public health control measures and surveillance. Pandemic control will require efficient community screening, testing, and contact tracing; behavioral change interventions; adequate resources; and well-supported, community-based teams of trained, protected personnel. We discuss COVID-19 control approaches in selected African countries and the need for shared, affordable, innovative methods to overcome challenges and minimize mortality. This crisis presents a unique opportunity to align COVID-19 services with those already in place for human immunodeficiency virus, tuberculosis, malaria, and non communicable diseases through mobilization of Africa's interprofessional healthcare workforce. By addressing the challenges, the detrimental effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on African citizens can be minimized.
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