Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on antenatal healthcare services in Sub-Saharan Africa

Public Health in Practice

Uchenna Frank Imo¹  Isaac Olushola Ogunkola²  Goodness Ogeyi Odey²  Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno, III²  Ekpereonne Esu²  Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi³ 

[1] Corresponding author.;Department of Public Health, University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria;Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria;

关键词: COVID-19;    Antenatal healthcare services;    Africa;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Many Sub-Saharan African countries have been known to suffer various challenges which threaten the quality of health services that are offered to the population. With the emergence of COVID-19 outbreak, it is not impossible that access to quality antenatal care services would be further threatened in the region due to the competition for limited health care resources. This paper seeks to highlight the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on antenatal healthcare services in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is imperative for all African countries to put up measures to ensure antenatal care services, which are just as important and needed, are not disrupted due to the urgent need to shift limited resources to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

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