The challenges of COVID-19 testing in Africa: the Ethiopian experience

The Pan African Medical Journal

Taye Tolera Balcha¹  Amsalu Bekele²  Dawit Hailu Alemayehu³  Alemseged Abdissa³  Adane Mihret³  Meseret Habtamu³  Getachew Tesfaye Beyene³  Andargachew Mulu³  Abebe Genetu Bayih³ 

[1] Clinical Infection Medicine, Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden;College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;Aramuar Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;

关键词: sars cov-2;    covid-19;    diagnosis;    challenges;    ethiopia;   

DOI  :  10.11604/pamj.2021.38.6.26902

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is spreading rapidly and creating a huge economic, social and public health challenge worldwide. Although currently an effective vaccine is ready, its distribution is limited, and hence the only currently available lever to reduce transmission is to identify and isolate individuals who are contagious. Thus, testing for SARS CoV-2 has a paramount importance. However, testing in many African countries including Ethiopia has multidimensional growing challenges. Here, we tried to identify, categorize and summarize the challenges of COVID-19 testing in Africa from Ethiopian experience.

【 授权许可】

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