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. 2021 Jun 7;43(2):e342-e343.
doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab056.

COVID-19: back to healthcare basics in Philippine prisons

Hannah Kristianne Marie Arambulo  1 , Caroline Therese Sahagun  1 , Hazel T Biana  2
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COVID-19: back to healthcare basics in Philippine prisons

Hannah Kristianne Marie Arambulo et al. J Public Health (Oxf). .

Abstract

Prisons have not escaped the effects of COVID-19. In countries where there are limited resources and spaces available, there is a need to find innovative ways to keep detainees safe and healthy. We can see various approaches such as the Irish model, which gives due importance to the establishment of contact tracing teams (CTT). In the case of Philippine prisons with high congestion rates, however, we may have to go back to certain healthcare basics to address COVID-19 transmissions.

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