Author: Okeke, Marvellous; Olayinka, Oderinde; Lin, Liu; Kabula, Deo
Title: Oncology and COVID-19: Perspectives on Cancer Patients and Oncologists in Africa Cord-id: 8psfkp0n Document date: 2020_6_17
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Snippet: Abstract The global communities have been grappling with health pandemics for months since the outbreak of COVID-19, which has been flagged a global health emergency by World Health Organization, WHO. While the entire health sector has been overburdened, cancer patients are also at a high risk of getting infected during this COVID-19 pandemic, hence there is a great concern for these patients because there are little to no data to support their management with the current health care structure i
Document: Abstract The global communities have been grappling with health pandemics for months since the outbreak of COVID-19, which has been flagged a global health emergency by World Health Organization, WHO. While the entire health sector has been overburdened, cancer patients are also at a high risk of getting infected during this COVID-19 pandemic, hence there is a great concern for these patients because there are little to no data to support their management with the current health care structure in Africa. This article outlines the challenges frontline health workers face in the management of cancer patients, as all the entire health sector calls for effective policy formulation and implementation by the government in their role in ensuring the sound health of their citizenry.
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