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. 2021:1:100008.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmpbup.2021.100008. Epub 2021 Apr 6.

Healthcare strategies and initiatives about COVID19 in Pakistan: Telemedicine a way to look forward

Ayesha Humayun  1   2 , Syed Shahabuddin  3 , Saira Afzal  4 , Ahmad Azam Malik  5   6 , Suleman Atique  7 , Usman Iqbal  8   9   1
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Healthcare strategies and initiatives about COVID19 in Pakistan: Telemedicine a way to look forward

Ayesha Humayun et al. Comput Methods Programs Biomed Update. 2021.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the unprecedented devastating catastrophes with severe public health threat globally. Low and middle income countries (LMICs) are trying hard to cope with the rapidly changing global scenario and trying to mitigate this double crisis of pandemic and economic recession. This pandemic, has led to major changes in global and regional health care delivery proceedings with surge in telemedicine to provide the required services and also giving priority to control the disease spread.

Keywords: COVID-19; Global pandemic; Guidelines; Pakistan; Public health; Strategies; Telemedicine.

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All authors declared none.

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The official COVID-19 dashboard to monitor cases statistics in Pakistan .
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