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2021, Academia Letters
Background The declaration of SARS-CoV-2 as a public health emergency of international concern in January 2020 prompted the need to strengthen infection prevention and control (IPC) capacities within health care facilities (HCF). IPC guidelines, with standard and transmission-based precautions to be put in place to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 at these HCFs were developed. Based on these IPC guidelines, a rapid assessment scorecard tool, with 14 components, to enhance assessment and improvement of IPC measures at HCFs was developed. This study assessed the level of implementation of the IPC measures in HCFs across the African Region during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method An observational study was conducted from April 2020 to November 2022 in 17 countries in the African Region to monitor the progress made in implementing IPC standard and transmission-based precautions in primary-, secondary- and tertiary-level HCFs. A total of 5168 primary, secondary and tertiary HCFs were assesse...
Journal of Infection Prevention
An assessment of infection prevention and control preparedness of healthcare facilities in Nigeria in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic (February–May 2020)2022 •
BMC Health Services Research
Readiness of health facilities to manage individuals infected with COVID-19, Uganda, June 2021Background The COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed the capacity of health facilities globally, emphasizing the need for readiness to respond to rapid increases in cases. The first wave of COVID-19 in Uganda peaked in late 2020 and demonstrated challenges with facility readiness to manage cases. The second wave began in May 2021. In June 2021, we assessed the readiness of health facilities in Uganda to manage the second wave of COVID-19. Methods Referral hospitals managed severe COVID-19 patients, while lower-level health facilities screened, isolated, and managed mild cases. We assessed 17 of 20 referral hospitals in Uganda and 71 of 3,107 lower-level health facilities, selected using multistage sampling. We interviewed health facility heads in person about case management, coordination and communication and reporting, and preparation for the surge of COVID-19 during first and the start of the second waves of COVID-19, inspected COVID-19 treatment units (CTUs) and other service delivery p...
medRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.23.23297388;
ASSESSING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CARE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER-COMORO DILI TIMOR-LESTE2023 •
Purpose/ Introduction: Recent Evidences reveal that COVID-19 pandemic caused MCH services interruption worldwide. In Timor-Leste, MCH services is one of service priorities and delivers through 3 tiers of health structures consists of hospitals, CHCs, and HPs. The Country (Timor-Leste) identified its first case of COVID-19 in March and by April 2020, it was lockdown and stringent actions were enforced. During the pandemic COVID-19, the MOH health structures and facilities continued delivers essential health services. However, the strict lockdown and mandatory stay home order had negatively impacted the health system capacities. This study to thoroughly assess the disruption of System Components of MCH Services by interviewed frontline HCWs from Comoro-CHC, in Dili-Timor-Leste. Patients and Methods: The cross-sectional approach with quantitative descriptive method was employed for this study. We employed a modified who six building blocks (service delivery, human resources, drugs and consumables, ICT, Financing, Stewardship) to assess system disruption of MCH services in Comoro CHC due to COVID-19 Pandemic. Sample of 99 participants consisted of medical doctors, midwives, nurses who work at MCH unit pharmacy technicians, unit laboratory technicians, a structured questionnaire was utilized and data analysis was used SPSS. Result: The findings reveal the disruption of all 6 system blocks from MCH services in Comoro-CHC, Dili, Timor-Leste due to COVID-19 Pandemic. Except leadership, statistical tests reveal statistically significant association between interruption of five blocks from MCH services. The service delivery, human resources, drugs and consumables, ICT, Financing, Stewardship. Conclusion: COVID-19 Pandemic Caused disruption of all six health system blocks of MCH Services in Comoro, CHC. For future pandemic preparation plan, the attention must be given to all six-health system blocks to guarantee continue delivery of MCH care in CHC Comoro, Dili, Timor-Leste and a primary health care facility and other similar settings.
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Country-wide Survey on Covid-19 Preparedness of Medical Clinics of the Government Sector Healthcare Institutions2021 •
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Preparedness and Responses of Healthcare Providers to Combat the Spread of COVID-19 Among North Shewa Zone Hospitals, Amhara, Ethiopia, 20202020 •
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Analysis of the Implementation of Policies for Handling Emergency Covid 19 Infectious Diseases at Royal Prima Hospital Medan 20202022 •
This study aims to analyze the implementation of the policy for handling the infectious disease covid 19 at the Royal Prima Medan Hospital in 2020. The sample in this study amounted to 69 people. All data is obtained by analysis so that the data can provide useful meaning to solve research problems. We use univariate Analysis, bivariate analysis, and multivariate analysis. The research result shows that there is no relationship between policies and commitments with handling Covid, there is a relationship between planning and handling Covid, there is no relationship between organizing and handling Covid, and there is a relationship between implementation and handling Covid. We hope that the hospital will support and carry out the implementation of the policy for handling the infectious disease covid 19 at Royal Prima Hospital for the sake of high-quality service results. Future researchers are expected to examine more sources and references related to the analysis of the implementa...
https://www.ijrrjournal.com/IJRR_Vol.9_Issue.2_Feb2022/IJRR-Abstract014.html
The Role of Integrated Healthcare Center (Posyandu) Cadres in Increasing Maternal and Child Health during COVID-19 PandemicMaternal and child health is health that covers all aspects to maintain optimal health status comprehensively in every life cycle. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on maternal and child health services. Rapid environmental changes related to the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak that occurred indirectly caused Integrated Healthcare Center activities to weaken. The role of Integrated Healthcare Center cadres is highly expected in efforts to improve maternal and child health. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of Integrated Healthcare Center Cadres in improving maternal and child health during the Covid-19 pandemic. The research design used descriptive qualitative. The main informants were Integrated Healthcare Center cadres in the working area of UPTD Community Health Center of Pontianak City. Supporting informants were coordinating midwives, nutrition officers, mothers of toddlers and pregnant women. The sampling technique used was accidental sampling. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and documentation studies. The results of the study explained the role of cadres in improving maternal and child health including the implementation of Integrated Healthcare Center with the pick-up method and application of health protocols, monitoring of maternal and child health and reporting of Integrated Healthcare Center results through the Integrated Healthcare Center information system. The conclusion of the study is that the active role of Integrated Healthcare Center cadres in carrying out Integrated Healthcare Center activities during the Covid-19 pandemic by obeying health protocols is expected to be one of the successes in services in the field of maternal and child health.
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