Addressing COVID-19 in Afghanistan: What are the efforts and challenges?

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) [7], as of 3 June 2020, 324 464 people have been screened for symptoms. According to The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) [8], a total of 75 incidents in 2019, compared to 65 in 2018, occurred on health care workers and health...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of global health 2020-12, Vol.10 (2), p.020341-020341
Hauptverfasser:	Lucero-Prisno, 3rd, Don Eliseo, Ahmadi, Attaullah, Essar, Mohammad Yasir, Lin, Xu, Adebisi, Yusuff Adebayo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Afghanistan - epidemiology Betacoronavirus Communicable Disease Control - organization & administration Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology Coronavirus Infections - mortality Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control Coronaviruses COVID-19 Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration Delivery of Health Care - standards Global health Health Workforce Hospitals Humans Medical personnel Pandemics Pandemics - prevention & control Personal protective equipment Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology Pneumonia, Viral - mortality Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control Population Provinces Public health SARS-CoV-2 Testing laboratories Thoracic surgery Viewpoints
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Zusammenfassung:	According to the World Health Organization (WHO) [7], as of 3 June 2020, 324 464 people have been screened for symptoms. According to The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) [8], a total of 75 incidents in 2019, compared to 65 in 2018, occurred on health care workers and health facilities. According to WHO, there are 9.4 skilled health professionals and 1.9 disproportionately distributed physicians per 10 000 individuals [2].
ISSN:	2047-2978 2047-2986
DOI:	10.7189/jogh.10.020341