• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Restoring non-COVID-19 clinical research and surveillance in Oyo state, Nigeria during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
  • Beteiligte: Ogunleye, Veronica O.; Oluwalusi, Okainemen P.; Popoola, Oluwafemi; Kehinde, Aderemi; Adekanmbi, Olukemi; Udofia, Ifiok; Agbi, Sarah; Akintayo, Ifeoluwa; Ajiboye, Jolaade J.; Bamidele, Folasade; Alonge, Temitope; Mogeni, Ondari D.; Marks, Florian; Okeke, Iruka N.
  • Erschienen: PAGEPress Publications, 2022
  • Erschienen in: Journal of Public Health in Africa
  • Sprache: Nicht zu entscheiden
  • DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2022.1720
  • ISSN: 2038-9930; 2038-9922
  • Schlagwörter: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:p>Background: Many sub-Saharan African patients receive clinical care from extramurally-supported research and surveillance. During the COVID-19 pandemic, pausing these activities reduces patient care, surveillance, and research staff employment, increasing pandemic losses. In Oyo State, Nigeria, we paused a multi-country invasive salmonellosis surveillance initiative and a rural clinical bacteriology project. Objective: Working with research partners raises health facility con- cerns about SARS-CoV-2 transmission risks and incurs infection pre- vention costs, so we developed and implemented re-opening plans to protect staff and patients and help health facilities deliver care.Methods: Our reopening plan included appointing safety and personal protective equipment (PPE) managers from existing project staff cadres, writing new standard operating procedures, implementing extensive assessed training, COVID-19 testing for staff, procuring and managing PPE, and providing secondary bacteraemia blood culture support for COVID-19 patients in State isolation facilities. Results: Surveillance data showed that the pandemic reduced care access and negatively affected patient unsupervised antibacterial use. The re-opening plan repurposed human and material resources from national and international extramurally-supported programs to mitigate these effects on public health. Conclusions: A structured reopening plan restarted care, surveillance, and infection prevention and control.</jats:p>
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