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ReviewHealth promotion perspectives2023

Preparing for future outbreaks in Ghana: An overview of current COVID-19, monkeypox, and Marburg disease outbreaks.

Isaac Owusu, Collins Adu, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Rebecca Ann Mpangah, Gideon K Acheampong, Ernest Akyereko, Emmanuel Osei Bonsu, Prince Peprah

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Review in Health promotion perspectives, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Marburg Virus: A Looming Threat Nigeria Cannot Ignore.Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical Association
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Isaac OwusuGhana Health Service, Headquarters, Accra, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5204-1339
Collins AduCollege of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia.
Richard Gyan AboagyeFred Newton Binka School of Public Health, University of Health, and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Ghana.
Rebecca Ann MpangahGhana Health Service, Headquarters, Accra, Ghana.
Gideon K AcheampongGhana Health Service, Headquarters, Accra, Ghana.
Ernest AkyerekoFaculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
Emmanuel Osei BonsuDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Prince PeprahCentre for Primary Health Care and Equity/Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Ghana is currently grappling with simultaneous outbreaks of Marburg virus disease and human monkeypox virus. The coexistence of these outbreaks emphasizes the imperative for a collaborative and global approach to enhance surveillance and expedite case detection. While Ghana has made efforts to respond to these outbreaks, this paper outlines the lessons learned and proposes recommendations in this regard. It is crucial to intensify response efforts at the local, regional, and national levels to effectively contain the spread of these infectious diseases. Therefore, this paper suggests prioritizing the following recommendations as crucial for assisting Ghana in adequately preparing for future outbreaks and safeguarding global public health: strengthening surveillance system through digitization, rapid and effective response; risk communication and community engagement; healthcare system readiness; and research and collaboration. Also, prioritizing building healthy public policies and developing personal skills of health personnel across the country is key for future outbreak response.

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COVID-19GhanaMarburg virusMonkeypox virusOutbreak response

Identifiers

PMID37808942
PMCPMC10558975

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