COVID-19: A novel burden on the fragile health system of Angola

doi:10.7189/jogh.11.03059

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. 2021 Apr 3:11:03059.

doi: 10.7189/jogh.11.03059.

COVID-19: A novel burden on the fragile health system of Angola

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¹ Eusa Hospital, Ministry of Health, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan.
² Department of Nursing Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
³ Ministry of Health and Social Services of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia.
⁴ Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria.
⁵ HIV Program, ICAP Columbia University, Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
⁶ Faculté de Médecine, Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Beirut, Lebanon.
⁷ College of Education, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.
⁸ Department of Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
⁹ Society for the Study of Women's Health (SSWH), Kombo North District, The Gambia.
¹⁰ Medical Research Center, Kateb University, Kabul, Afghanistan.
¹¹ Global Public Health Department, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
¹² Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
¹³ Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
¹⁴ Faculty of Management and Development Studies, University of the Philippines (Open University), Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.

PMID: 33828839
PMCID: PMC8021071
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.11.03059

Review

COVID-19: A novel burden on the fragile health system of Angola

Dawa Gyeltshen et al. J Glob Health. 2021.

. 2021 Apr 3:11:03059.

doi: 10.7189/jogh.11.03059.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Eusa Hospital, Ministry of Health, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan.
² Department of Nursing Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
³ Ministry of Health and Social Services of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia.
⁴ Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria.
⁵ HIV Program, ICAP Columbia University, Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
⁶ Faculté de Médecine, Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth, Beirut, Lebanon.
⁷ College of Education, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.
⁸ Department of Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
⁹ Society for the Study of Women's Health (SSWH), Kombo North District, The Gambia.
¹⁰ Medical Research Center, Kateb University, Kabul, Afghanistan.
¹¹ Global Public Health Department, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
¹² Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
¹³ Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
¹⁴ Faculty of Management and Development Studies, University of the Philippines (Open University), Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.

PMID: 33828839
PMCID: PMC8021071
DOI: 10.7189/jogh.11.03059

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1. Johns Hopkins University. COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Available: https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594.... Accessed: 18 January 2021.
1. Emilia Columbo. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Angolan Government Relying on Partner Assistance to Fight Covid-19. Available: https://www.csis.org/analysis/angolan-government-relying-partner-assista.... Accessed: 23 December 2020.
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[1] Angola UNDP. Support to the National Response to Contain the Impact of COVID-19. 2020. Available: https://www.undp.org/content/dam/rba/docs/COVID-19-CO-Response/undp-rba-.... Accessed: 18 Janury 2021.

[2] Angola UNDP. Support to the National Response to Contain the Impact of COVID-19. 2020. Available: https://www.undp.org/content/dam/rba/docs/COVID-19-CO-Response/undp-rba-.... Accessed: 18 Janury 2021.

[3] Johns Hopkins University. COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Available: https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594.... Accessed: 18 January 2021.

[4] Johns Hopkins University. COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Available: https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594.... Accessed: 18 January 2021.

[5] Emilia Columbo. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Angolan Government Relying on Partner Assistance to Fight Covid-19. Available: https://www.csis.org/analysis/angolan-government-relying-partner-assista.... Accessed: 23 December 2020.

[6] Emilia Columbo. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Angolan Government Relying on Partner Assistance to Fight Covid-19. Available: https://www.csis.org/analysis/angolan-government-relying-partner-assista.... Accessed: 23 December 2020.

[7] International Monetary Fund. Angola: Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Oil Price Shock. Available: https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/09/18/na-angola-confronting-th.... Accessed: 22 December 2020.

[8] International Monetary Fund. Angola: Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Oil Price Shock. Available: https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/09/18/na-angola-confronting-th.... Accessed: 22 December 2020.

[9] All Africa Global Media. Angola Strengthens Covid-19 Testing Capacity. Available: https://allafrica.com/stories/202009110401.html. Accessed: 26 December 2020.

[10] All Africa Global Media. Angola Strengthens Covid-19 Testing Capacity. Available: https://allafrica.com/stories/202009110401.html. Accessed: 26 December 2020.

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