TY - JOUR
AU - Emmanuella N
AU - Melody O
AU - Isaac Olushola O
AU - Mashkur Abdulhamid I
AU - Yusuff Adebayo A
AU - Don Eliseo L
AB - Since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a public health emergency, the attention of the global community has been shifted towards interventions and efforts to curb the pandemic at the detriment of other diseases, including Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). Prior to the emergence of COVID-19 in Africa, Ghana has recorded some progress in the economy which has translated to an overall expectation of a decline in the incidence of NTDs and other poverty-related diseases in the country. However, the recent COVID-19 pandemic has presented several challenges to the country’s fight against NTDs with the potential of reversing the hard-won progress of the country over the years. In this commentary, we examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on NTDs in Africa by sharing perspectives from Ghana.
BT - International Journal of Tropical Diseases
DO - 10.23937/2643-461x/1710052
IS - 2
LA - eng
N2 - Since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a public health emergency, the attention of the global community has been shifted towards interventions and efforts to curb the pandemic at the detriment of other diseases, including Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). Prior to the emergence of COVID-19 in Africa, Ghana has recorded some progress in the economy which has translated to an overall expectation of a decline in the incidence of NTDs and other poverty-related diseases in the country. However, the recent COVID-19 pandemic has presented several challenges to the country’s fight against NTDs with the potential of reversing the hard-won progress of the country over the years. In this commentary, we examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on NTDs in Africa by sharing perspectives from Ghana.
PB - ClinMed International Library
PY - 2021
T2 - International Journal of Tropical Diseases
TI - COVID 19 and Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa: Perspectives from Ghana
UR - https://www.clinmedjournals.org/articles/ijtd/international-journal-of-tropical-diseases-ijtd-4-052.pdf?jid=ijtd
VL - 4
SN - 2643-461X
ER -