COVID-19 Preparedness Within the Surgical, Obstetric, and Anesthetic Ecosystem in Sub-Saharan Africa
This study demonstrated that communication is critical, and an effective communication plan within and between facilities, as well as between providers across the health system and even between countries, is essential and should be established immediately.
This study demonstrated that communication is critical, and an effective communication plan within and between facilities, as well as between providers across the health system and even between countries, is essential and should be established immediately. A task force that can oversee this dynamic situation and provide additional guidance and interpretation of directives (from ministries or multinational organizations such as the World Health Organization) can be extremely valuable.
Authors: Ademuyiwa, Adesoji O. MBBS; Bekele, Abebe MD; Berhea, Ataklitie Baraki MD; Borgstein, Eric MD; Capo-Chichi, Nina MBBS; Derbew, Miliard MD; Evans, Faye M. MD; Feyssa, Mekdes Daba MD, MPH; Galukande, Moses MMED, PhD; Gawande, Atul A. MD, MPH; Gueye, Serigne M. MD; Harrison, Ewen MBChB, MSc, PhD; Jani, Pankaj MBChB, MMED; Kaseje, Neema MD, MPH; Litswa, Louis MBChB, MMED; Mammo, Tihitena Negussie MD; Mellin-Olsen, Jannicke MD, DPH; Muguti, Godfrey MBChB, MS; Nabukenya, Mary T. MBChB, MMED; Ngoga, Eugene MD, MMED; Ntirenganya, Faustin MD, MMED; Rulisa, Stephen MD, PhD; Starr, Nichole MD, MPH; Tabiri, Stephen MD, PhD; Tadesse, Mahelet MD; Walker, Isabeau MB, BChir, BSc; Weiser, Thomas G. MD, MPH; Wren, Sherry M. MD