Reducing COVID-19 Mortality in Senegal through Community Case Management
Reducing COVID-19 Mortality in Senegal through Community Case Management
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Thiam, Sylla
Soumaré, Masserigne
Carter, Jane
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PAMJ One Health
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Abstract
Like many countries across the world, Senegal is facing a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with an increase in hospital admissions and deaths, putting pressure on an already overstretched health workforce. This situation requires new and innovative measures to reverse the trend and avoid overwhelming the health system. Community Case Management is a proven strategy in healthcare that could be a powerful tool in preventing severe cases and reducing deaths related to COVID-19. This proposed strategy is based on early detection of cases and home-based management by community health workers.
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Copyright: Sylla Thiam et al. PAMJ - One Health (ISSN: 2707-2800). This is an Open Access article distributed under the
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Keywords
COVID-19, Deaths, Community case management, Health workforce
Citation
Sylla Thiam et al. Reducing COVID-19 mortality in Senegal through community case management. PAMJ - One Health. 2021;4(13). 10.11604/pamj-oh.2021.4.13.28763