The COVID-19 Pandemic and Non-communicable Diseases—A Wake-up Call for Primary Health Care System Strengthening in Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorYonga, Gerald
dc.contributor.authorKraef, Christian
dc.contributor.authorJuma, Pamela A.
dc.contributor.authorKallestrup, Per
dc.contributor.authorMucumbitsi, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorRamaiya, Kaushik
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-17T12:56:20Z
dc.date.available2024-07-17T12:56:20Z
dc.date.issued2020-07
dc.descriptionJournal Article
dc.description.abstractStrengthening Primary Health Care Systems is the most effective policy response in low-and middle-income countries to protect against health emergencies, achieve universal health coverage, and promote health and wellbeing. Despite the Astana declaration on primary health care, respective investment is still insufficient in Sub-Sahara Africa. The SARSCoV- 2019 pandemic is a reminder that non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which are increasingly prevalent in Sub- Sahara Africa, are closely interlinked to the burden of communicable diseases, exacerbating morbidity and mortality. Governments and donors should use the momentum created by the pandemic in a sustainable and effective way by pivoting health spending towards primary health care.
dc.identifier.citationKraef, C., Juma, P. A., Kallestrup, P., Mucumbitsi, J., Ramaiya, K., & Yonga, G. (2020). The COVID-19 Pandemic and Non-communicable Diseases-A Wake-up Call for Primary Health Care System Strengthening in Sub-Saharan Africa. J Prim Care Community Health. doi: 10.1177/2150132720946948. PMID: 32734822; PMCID: PMC7432973.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/4741
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Primary Care & Community Health
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 11: 1– 3
dc.subjectprimary care
dc.subjectNCDs
dc.subjectCOVID19
dc.subjecthealth system
dc.subjectSub Sahara Africa
dc.titleThe COVID-19 Pandemic and Non-communicable Diseases—A Wake-up Call for Primary Health Care System Strengthening in Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.typeArticle

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