Strengthening Capacity for Prostate Cancer Early Diagnosis in West Africa Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Realist Approach to Rethinking and Operationalizing the World Health Organization 2017 Guide to Cancer Early Diagnosis
Two years after SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) was declared a global public health emergency, the restoration, at least, to the pre-pandemic level of early diagnostic services for prostate cancer has remained enormously challenging for many health systems, worldwide. This is particularly true of West Africa...
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| author | Elochukwu Fortune Ezenwankwo Daniel A. Nnate Catherine Adebukola Oladoyinbo Hassan Mohammed Dogo Ademola Amos Idowu Chimdimma Peace Onyeso Chidiebere Ndukwe Ogo Motolani Ogunsanya Olufikayo Bamidele Chukwudi A. Nnaji |
| author_facet | Elochukwu Fortune Ezenwankwo Daniel A. Nnate Catherine Adebukola Oladoyinbo Hassan Mohammed Dogo Ademola Amos Idowu Chimdimma Peace Onyeso Chidiebere Ndukwe Ogo Motolani Ogunsanya Olufikayo Bamidele Chukwudi A. Nnaji |
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| description | Two years after SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) was declared a global public health emergency, the restoration, at least, to the pre-pandemic level of early diagnostic services for prostate cancer has remained enormously challenging for many health systems, worldwide. This is particularly true of West Africa as the region grapples also with the broader impacts of changing demographics and overly stretched healthcare systems. With the lingering COVID-19 crisis, it is likely that the current trend of late prostate cancer diagnosis in the region will worsen with a concomitant increase in the burden of the disease. There is, therefore, a compelling need for innovative and evidence-based solutions to de-escalate the current situation and forestall the collapse of existing structures supporting early prostate cancer diagnosis in the region. In this viewpoint, we make a case for the operationalization of the World Health Organization (WHO) guide to early cancer diagnosis to strengthen the capacity for early prostate cancer diagnosis in West Africa using a realist approach, drawing on participatory health research and evidence-based co-creation. Ultimately, we demonstrate the potential for developing COVID-19 responsive and context-specific models to optimize patient navigation/journey along the essential steps of the World Health Organization guide to early cancer diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51a4f4daa82f40c397bac4a8320d610c2022-12-22T03:26:08ZengUbiquity PressAnnals of Global Health2214-99962022-05-0188110.5334/aogh.35192739Strengthening Capacity for Prostate Cancer Early Diagnosis in West Africa Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Realist Approach to Rethinking and Operationalizing the World Health Organization 2017 Guide to Cancer Early DiagnosisElochukwu Fortune Ezenwankwo0Daniel A. Nnate1Catherine Adebukola Oladoyinbo2Hassan Mohammed Dogo3Ademola Amos Idowu4Chimdimma Peace Onyeso5Chidiebere Ndukwe Ogo6Motolani Ogunsanya7Olufikayo Bamidele8Chukwudi A. Nnaji9Division of Physiological Sciences, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town 7925, ZA; African Behavioral Research (ABeR) Center, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, NG; Cancer Research Initiative, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town 7925Department of Nursing and Community Health, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian UniversityDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta; African Behavioral Research (ABeR) Center, Federal University of Agriculture, AbeokutaAfrican Behavioral Research (ABeR) Center, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta; Department of Surgery, Urology Division, University of Maiduguri, MaiduguriAfrican Behavioral Research (ABeR) Center, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta; Department of Chemical Pathology, Ekiti State University College of Medicine, Ado-EkitiMilitary Hospital, GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers StateDepartment of Surgery, Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta; African Behavioral Research (ABeR) Center, Federal Univeristy of Agriculture, AbeokutaCollege of Pharmacy, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1110 N. Stonewall Ave, Oklahoma CityInstitute for Clinical and Applied Health Research, Hull York Medical School, R341, University of HullCancer Research Initiative, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town 7925; Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council, Francie Van Zijl Drive, Parow Valley, Cape Town 7501Two years after SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) was declared a global public health emergency, the restoration, at least, to the pre-pandemic level of early diagnostic services for prostate cancer has remained enormously challenging for many health systems, worldwide. This is particularly true of West Africa as the region grapples also with the broader impacts of changing demographics and overly stretched healthcare systems. With the lingering COVID-19 crisis, it is likely that the current trend of late prostate cancer diagnosis in the region will worsen with a concomitant increase in the burden of the disease. There is, therefore, a compelling need for innovative and evidence-based solutions to de-escalate the current situation and forestall the collapse of existing structures supporting early prostate cancer diagnosis in the region. In this viewpoint, we make a case for the operationalization of the World Health Organization (WHO) guide to early cancer diagnosis to strengthen the capacity for early prostate cancer diagnosis in West Africa using a realist approach, drawing on participatory health research and evidence-based co-creation. Ultimately, we demonstrate the potential for developing COVID-19 responsive and context-specific models to optimize patient navigation/journey along the essential steps of the World Health Organization guide to early cancer diagnosis.https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/3519 |
| spellingShingle | Elochukwu Fortune Ezenwankwo Daniel A. Nnate Catherine Adebukola Oladoyinbo Hassan Mohammed Dogo Ademola Amos Idowu Chimdimma Peace Onyeso Chidiebere Ndukwe Ogo Motolani Ogunsanya Olufikayo Bamidele Chukwudi A. Nnaji Strengthening Capacity for Prostate Cancer Early Diagnosis in West Africa Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Realist Approach to Rethinking and Operationalizing the World Health Organization 2017 Guide to Cancer Early Diagnosis Annals of Global Health |
| title | Strengthening Capacity for Prostate Cancer Early Diagnosis in West Africa Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Realist Approach to Rethinking and Operationalizing the World Health Organization 2017 Guide to Cancer Early Diagnosis |
| title_full | Strengthening Capacity for Prostate Cancer Early Diagnosis in West Africa Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Realist Approach to Rethinking and Operationalizing the World Health Organization 2017 Guide to Cancer Early Diagnosis |
| title_fullStr | Strengthening Capacity for Prostate Cancer Early Diagnosis in West Africa Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Realist Approach to Rethinking and Operationalizing the World Health Organization 2017 Guide to Cancer Early Diagnosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strengthening Capacity for Prostate Cancer Early Diagnosis in West Africa Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Realist Approach to Rethinking and Operationalizing the World Health Organization 2017 Guide to Cancer Early Diagnosis |
| title_short | Strengthening Capacity for Prostate Cancer Early Diagnosis in West Africa Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Realist Approach to Rethinking and Operationalizing the World Health Organization 2017 Guide to Cancer Early Diagnosis |
| title_sort | strengthening capacity for prostate cancer early diagnosis in west africa amidst the covid 19 pandemic a realist approach to rethinking and operationalizing the world health organization 2017 guide to cancer early diagnosis |
| url | https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/3519 |
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