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. 2022 May 2;41(Suppl 2):9.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2022.41.2.32546. eCollection 2022.

The role of emergency medical teams in Eswatini during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ngoy Nsenga  1 , Didier Bompangue  1 , Boniface Oyugi  1 , Cornelia Atsyor  2 , Nomthandazo Lukhele  2 , Flavio Salio  3 , Timothy Das  3 , Camila Lajolo  3 , David Anderson  4 , Alison Mee  4 , Andy Kent  5 , Velephi Nhlengetfwa Okello  6 , Ishata Nannie Conteh  1 , Joseph Chukwudi Okeibunor  1 , Zabulon Yoti  1 , Abdou Salam Gueye  1
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The role of emergency medical teams in Eswatini during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ngoy Nsenga et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

The paper documents experiences and lesson learned in responding to COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini with the support of the Emergency Medical Teams. WHO databases, operation reports and hospitalization records were reviewed. The WHO Emergency Medical Teams built the capacity of the local response teams in Eswatini. The conclusion is that following the intervention of the WHO Emergency Medical Teams, Eswatini is better prepared to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and future outbreaks.

Keywords: COVID-19; Emergency Medical Team; Eswatini; WHO.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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epidemiological curve, number of new COVID-19 cases diagnosed and associated deaths per week in Eswatini
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chart displaying the average rating on a 1-5 scale of 179 responses. Respondents agreed or strongly agreed with the statements shown. (Note: the x-axis has been truncated)
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compliance with COVID-19 selected key processes at two facilities in Eswatini. Data was collected during ward rounds at Mavuso and RFM health facilities using a structured data collection form specially designed for that purpose over 4 days in March and included 46 patient days: median patients per round 4,5 [3-11]
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