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How Prepared Is Africa for the COVID-19 Pandemic Response? The Case of Ethiopia
Risk management and healthcare policy, v 13, pp 771-776
01 Jan 2020
PMID: 32753990
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Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The objective of this research communication is to describe the general epidemic preparedness of Ethiopia using "Ready score" criterion that was developed by PreventEpidemics.org. The ReadyScore criteria is used to determine whether a country is prepared to find, stop, and prevent epidemics. This set of criteria advises countries to take tailored measures based on their actual circumstances. Ethiopia's preparedness as assessed using the ReadyScore criteria is 52%, which indicates that much work is expected from the country. Based on the current situation of Ethiopia's epidemic preparedness, the currently increasing trend in the number of COVID-19 cases and the current situation of Ethiopia in relation to its preparedness to mitigate the pandemic of Covid-19, we recommend (a) mass communication and community mobilization, (b) social distancing measures, (c) sanitary measures, (d) maximizing case tracing and detection, (e) developing detailed operational guidelines on preventive measures across different businesses, organizational and community settings, (f) measures for sustaining essential health services and (g) proactive measures to sustain life during the lockdown.
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- Title
- How Prepared Is Africa for the COVID-19 Pandemic Response? The Case of Ethiopia
- Creators
- Lemi Belay Tolu - St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical CollegeAlex Ezeh - Drexel UniversityGarumma Tolu Feyissa - Jimma Univ, Dept Hlth Behav & Soc, Jimma, Ethiopia
- Publication Details
- Risk management and healthcare policy, v 13, pp 771-776
- Publisher
- Dove Medical Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 6
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000548289700001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85087843466
- Other Identifier
- 991019169570504721
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