TY - JOUR
T1 - Private sector initiatives to tackle the burden of covid-19
T2 - Experiences from the Nigerian frontline
AU - Otu, Akaninyene
AU - Effa, Emmanuel
AU - Umoh, Victor
AU - Maxwell, Nicholas
AU - Ekpenyong, Andrew
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Akaninyene Otu et al.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Across Africa, there is some evidence of COVID-19 private sector activities to tackle COVID-19 which include the development of rapid diagnostic kits, deployment of e-health platforms for bespoke health workforce training, disease surveillance, reporting, auto-screening and advisories. Inequities in living and access to care by disadvantaged populations in the rural areas have been ameliorated by multi-pronged responses such as that mounted by the Joseph Ukpo Hospitals and Research Institute (JUHRI) in Nigeria. The provision, production and donation of personal protective equipment (PPE), the production of hand sanitizers and the engagement of the local community in the process represents an effective strategy to contain COVID-19, protect health workers and provide pathways for economic support for people whose sources of income have been upended during the pandemic. The JUHRI experience underpinned by Catholic medical ethics provides concrete evidence of the value of private sector participation in dealing with public health emergencies.
AB - Across Africa, there is some evidence of COVID-19 private sector activities to tackle COVID-19 which include the development of rapid diagnostic kits, deployment of e-health platforms for bespoke health workforce training, disease surveillance, reporting, auto-screening and advisories. Inequities in living and access to care by disadvantaged populations in the rural areas have been ameliorated by multi-pronged responses such as that mounted by the Joseph Ukpo Hospitals and Research Institute (JUHRI) in Nigeria. The provision, production and donation of personal protective equipment (PPE), the production of hand sanitizers and the engagement of the local community in the process represents an effective strategy to contain COVID-19, protect health workers and provide pathways for economic support for people whose sources of income have been upended during the pandemic. The JUHRI experience underpinned by Catholic medical ethics provides concrete evidence of the value of private sector participation in dealing with public health emergencies.
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U2 - 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.233.24634
DO - 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.233.24634
M3 - Article
C2 - 34046138
AN - SCOPUS:85104822190
VL - 38
JO - Pan African Medical Journal
JF - Pan African Medical Journal
SN - 1937-8688
M1 - 233
ER -