The importance of community health workers as frontline responders during the COVID-19 pandemic, Somalia, 2020–2021

The importance of community health workers as frontline responders during the COVID-19 pandemic, Somalia, 2020–2021

IntroductionWe examined the contribution of community health workers as frontline responders for the community-based surveillance in Somalia during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic for detection of COVID-19 cases and identification of contacts.MethodsWe retrieved COVID-19 surveillance data fr...

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Main Authors: Lilly M. Nyagah, Sulaiman Bangura, Omar Abdulle Omar, Mary Karanja, Mashrur Ahmed Mirza, Hossain Shajib, Haron Njiru, Kumlachew Mengistu, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
COVID-19
community health workers
case notification
Somalia
pandemic
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1215620/full

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