Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria cases in health facilities in northern Ghana: a retrospective analysis of routine surveillance data

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on malaria cases in health facilities in northern Ghana: a retrospective analysis of routine surveillance data

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic and its collateral damage severely impact health systems globally and risk to worsen the malaria situation in endemic countries. Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Ghana. This study aims to describe the potential effects of the COVID-19...

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Main Authors: Anna-Katharina Heuschen, Alhassan Abdul-Mumin, Martin Adokiya, Guangyu Lu, Albrecht Jahn, Oliver Razum, Volker Winkler, Olaf Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
COVID-19
Pandemic
Malaria
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana
Northern Region
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04154-1

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