Coping with COVID-19 pandemic in blood transfusion services in West Africa: the need to restrategize
Hematol., Transfus. Cell Ther. (Impr.)
; 43(2): 119-125, Apr.-June 2021. tab, ilus
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-1286678
Biblioteca responsável:
BR408.1
Localização: BR408.1
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Introduction The West African region has been lagging in terms of the availability of, and accessibility to, safe blood. According to the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) Global Status Report on Blood Safety and Availability, none of the West African countries met the WHO benchmark of 10 blood units per 1000 inhabitants. This study is aimed at discussing the blood transfusion status of West African countries in the pre-COVID-19 period and analyze the capacity to respond to the COVID-19 blood crisis, as well as to outline the panacea. Methods Secondary data were extracted from published reports, journal articles and web pages, reviewed and analyzed. Result All the West African countries have recorded confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths. The confirmed cases have reached 55,697, with 1069 deaths and a fatality rate of 1.9%, as of June 17, 2020. The assessed countries lagged in most of the WHO benchmarks for effective blood transfusion services. Conclusion Blood transfusion services in the West African region lacked the basic benchmark practice and policy, are not coordinated and may find it hard to tackle the blood transfusion crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
Problema de saúde:
Meta 3.8 Atingir a cobertura universal de saúde
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
País/Região como assunto:
África
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Hematol., Transfus. Cell Ther. (Impr.)
Assunto da revista:
Hematologia
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TransfusÆo de Sangue
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Nigéria
Instituição/País de afiliação:
University of Calabar/NG
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University of Nigeria/NG