Risks to the community pharmacists and pharmacy personnel during COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from a low-income country
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that has become a global pandemic. COVID-19 is spreading in Africa, and Zimbabwe has not been spared. The cases in Zimbabwe are mainly from imported cases due to high volume of travellers from the COVID-19 hotspots. In Zimbabwe, local tran...
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| author | B. Dzingirai C. M. J. Matyanga T. Mudzviti M. Siyawamwaya D. Tagwireyi |
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| description | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that has become a global pandemic. COVID-19 is spreading in Africa, and Zimbabwe has not been spared. The cases in Zimbabwe are mainly from imported cases due to high volume of travellers from the COVID-19 hotspots. In Zimbabwe, local transmission is also anticipated due to inter- and intracity travelling. Frontline health workers are at risk of infection due to contact with infected people as they discharge their duties. In this setting, the risk to community pharmacists and pharmacy personnel is poorly understood and characterised. This paper looked at the risks of infection that are peculiar to community pharmacy personnel and suggested some recommendations to reduce the risk to COVID-19 infection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-866d05e8d96e4eb2889231c664b4898d2023-12-07T15:28:02ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice2052-32112020-12-0113110.1186/s40545-020-00250-212315166Risks to the community pharmacists and pharmacy personnel during COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from a low-income countryB. Dzingirai0C. M. J. Matyanga1T. Mudzviti2M. Siyawamwaya3D. Tagwireyi4School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences,School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences,School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences,School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences,School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that has become a global pandemic. COVID-19 is spreading in Africa, and Zimbabwe has not been spared. The cases in Zimbabwe are mainly from imported cases due to high volume of travellers from the COVID-19 hotspots. In Zimbabwe, local transmission is also anticipated due to inter- and intracity travelling. Frontline health workers are at risk of infection due to contact with infected people as they discharge their duties. In this setting, the risk to community pharmacists and pharmacy personnel is poorly understood and characterised. This paper looked at the risks of infection that are peculiar to community pharmacy personnel and suggested some recommendations to reduce the risk to COVID-19 infection.http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40545-020-00250-2covid-19community pharmacistspharmacy personnellow-income countrypersonal protective equipment |
| spellingShingle | B. Dzingirai C. M. J. Matyanga T. Mudzviti M. Siyawamwaya D. Tagwireyi Risks to the community pharmacists and pharmacy personnel during COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from a low-income country Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice covid-19 community pharmacists pharmacy personnel low-income country personal protective equipment |
| title | Risks to the community pharmacists and pharmacy personnel during COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from a low-income country |
| title_full | Risks to the community pharmacists and pharmacy personnel during COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from a low-income country |
| title_fullStr | Risks to the community pharmacists and pharmacy personnel during COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from a low-income country |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risks to the community pharmacists and pharmacy personnel during COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from a low-income country |
| title_short | Risks to the community pharmacists and pharmacy personnel during COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from a low-income country |
| title_sort | risks to the community pharmacists and pharmacy personnel during covid 19 pandemic perspectives from a low income country |
| topic | covid-19 community pharmacists pharmacy personnel low-income country personal protective equipment |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40545-020-00250-2 |
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