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Our LMIC's Resources for COVID19

March 30, 2020

The art of medicine – Has COVID-19 subverted global health?
This Lancet article talks about the impact of long-term social distancing measures on the poorest countries in the world
Tackling COVID-19: Can the African Contingent play the long game? – Otu, Ebenso, Labonte and Yaya discuss African health systems’ response to the novel coronavirus
How Will COVID-19 Affect Women and Girls in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? – Wenham, Smith, and Morgan highlight that women will be more affected in places with more female health workers.
COVID-19 Aftershocks: Secondary impacts threaten more children’s lives than disease itself – This World Vision’s Aftershocks Report considers what would happen if the devastating secondary impacts of the 2015-2016 Ebola outbreak on children were replicated in the 24 most fragile countries covered by the UN’s COVID-19 humanitarian appeal.
Hand Hygiene in low and middle income countries – This article states that existing data suggests that hospital patients in low- and middle-income countries are exposed to rates of healthcare associated infections at least 2-fold higher than in high income countries. In this article, The WHO Multimodal Hand Hygiene Improvement Strategy and its associated resources represent an evidence-based framework for developing a locally-adapted implementation plan for hand hygiene promotion.
Hand washing behaviour change effect of community-based hygiene and sanitation intervention in low resource setting – This report is based on a behaviour change project in the rural community setting (union council Nahqi), Peshawar, Pakistan aimed to improve hygiene- and sanitation-related behaviour.
Effectiveness of a Behaviour Change Intervention with Hand Sanitizer Use and Respiratory Hygiene in Reducing Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza among Schoolchildren in Bangladesh: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. – This report shows that in low resource settings alternative hygiene options, such as hand sanitizer, could improve handwashing promotion to reduce influenza virus infections.
Why a one-size–fits-all approach to COVID-19 could have lethal consequences This article explores how social distancing may not be effective in Africa and may even cost lives.