HIV policy legacies, pandemic preparedness and policy effort to address COVID-19. by Ashley Fox, Heeun Kim

“…That the world was unprepared for a major infectious disease outbreak is now readily apparent to all credible observers. …”
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Self-protective behaviors of Thai village health volunteers in community engagement during a COVID-19 outbreak: interpretation using the health belief model by Paleeratana Wongrith, Phuwasin Buakate, Lateefah Doylee, Naseeyah Phonla, Omid Dadras, Geoff Frampton

“…We conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire survey study to investigate factors affecting VHVs’ COVID-19 self-protective behaviors and social distancing in Songkhla Province during the first COVID-19 outbreak. Such information may help to understand how to support VHVs in future pandemics. …”
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LOCAL MITIGATION OF PANDEMIC FOR SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC HEALTH ACCORDING TO JAVANESE CULTURE AND BELIEF by Moh Soehadha, Ustadi Hamsah

“…The results showed that local communities, in addition to knowing the causes of disease, also developed ways to prevent and eliminate diseases, and mitigate outbreaks and pandemics. …”
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The role of big data analytics in digital health for COVID-19 prevention and control in Asia by Azmi, Nazmi Ainaa, Mohd Noor, Norhafizah, Mud Shukri, Muhammad Ikhwan, Mahmud, Aidalina, Abdul Manaf, Rosliza

“…This review aims to study how BDA was incorporated into digital health in managing the COVID-19 pandemic in six selected Asian countries, discuss its advantages and barriers and recommend measures to improve its adoption. …”
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The effect of gain versus loss framing of Covid-19 online news on preventive behavior by Joseph, Joanneia Selin, Mohd Zawawi, Julia Wirza, Ahmad Ghazali, Akmar Hayati

“…World Health Organization announced the coronavirus as a pandemic on March 11th 2020. The outbreak caused a massive destruction globally affecting more than 200 countries. …”

iPREDICT: AI enabled proactive pandemic prediction using biosensing wearable devices by Muhammad Sajid Riaz, Maria Shaukat, Tabish Saeed, Aneeqa Ijaz, Haneya Naeem Qureshi, Iryna Posokhova, Ismail Sadiq, Ali Rizwan, Ali Imran

“…While zoonotic spillovers and local outbreaks may not be fully preventable, early detection of infections in individuals before they spread to communities can make a major difference in containing an infectious disease and stopping it from becoming an epidemic and then a pandemic.In this paper, we propose a novel Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based pandemic prediction framework called iPREDICT—a concept framework designed to leverage the power of AI and crowd-sensed data for accurate and timely pandemic prediction. …”
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Household hardships and responses to COVID-19 pandemic-related shocks in Eastern Ethiopia by Jonathan A. Muir, Merga Dheresa, Zachary J. Madewell, Tamirat Getachew, Gamachis Daraje, Gezahegn Mengesha, Cynthia G. Whitney, Nega Assefa, Solveig A. Cunningham

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Early Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Immunization Services in Nigeria by Tene-Alima Essoh, Gbadebo Collins Adeyanju, Abdu A. Adamu, Alain Komi Ahawo, Desquith Aka, Haoua Tall, Aristide Aplogan, Charles S. Wiysonge

“…A further decline in coverage due to the pandemic can significantly increase the risk of vaccine-preventable-disease outbreaks among children in Nigeria. …”
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Medical Physics Internship During Covid-19 Pandemic- What We Lost and Gained by Supratik Sen, Saranga Pani Hazarika, Mayuri Nath, Bimugdha Goswami

“…This article we want to share our experience during this pandemic and how it affected patient related services and our academics.…”
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Being a Foreigner During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Researcher Positionality in Online Interviews by Aimi Muranaka

“…Using the concept of "being in the moment," I examined how my online interviews with migrant participants facilitated, prevented, and transformed my positionality as a researcher in relation to them while I performed fieldwork during COVID-19. …”
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COVID-19 Pandemic and the Imperative of Functional Technology Education in Nigeria: A Historical Analysis by Alabi Oladimeji Mohammed

“…Nigeria has recorded great losses since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019. …”
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Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on cancer healthcare utilization in southwestern China to March 2021 by Peiyi Li, Yajuan Zhu, Yaqiang Wang, Xiaoyu Liu, Xiang Fang, Yuanxin Hou, Rujun Zheng, Junying Li, Bo Zhang, Zhuo Chen, Chengdi Wang, Tao Zhu, Weimin Li, Xuesong Han

“…Abstract Background Oncological care has been disrupted worldwide during the COVID‐19 pandemic. We aimed to quantify the long‐term impact of the pandemic on cancer care utilization and to examine how this impact varied by sociodemographic and clinical factors in southwestern China, where the Dynamic Zero‐COVID Strategy was implemented. …”
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Identification of School Leadership Strategy In Supporting Students Learning From Home During Pandemics by Herlan Suherlan, Arnadi Arnadi, Fahrina Yustiasari Liriwati, Kafrawi Kafrawi, Abd. Syahid

“…The support provided is, for example, teachers and school boards assisting students and guiding how to prevent students and parents from panicking through the disrupted period of the pandemic. …”
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Food and cigarettes expenses during COVID-19 pandemic on diet quality in Jakarta and surroundings by Rizanna Rosemary, Ratri Ciptaningtyas, Said Usman

“…The study suggests the government needs to impose smoking restrictions as part of COVID-19 prevention and reassure people's accessibility to nutritious food during this pandemic.…”
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Knowledge and attitudes towards herbal and dietary products use during the COVID-19 pandemic by Mera A. Ababneh, Shatha Halloush, Shoroq Altawalbeh, Afrah Mardini

“…Little information is known about how to combat this infection. Therefore, preventive health measures that can reduce the severity and progression of this disease are needed. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on palliative care practice: A survey of clinical oncologists by Yu Wang, Yilin Huang, Xiangyu Ma, Dilinaer Wusiman, Xinqing Zhang, Nan Bi

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Coping with COVID: Performance of China’s hierarchical medical system during the COVID-19 pandemic by Yong Yang, Yong Yang, Yong Yang, Lieyu Huang, Hao Yan, Stephen Nicholas, Stephen Nicholas, Stephen Nicholas, Stephen Nicholas, Elizabeth Maitland, Qian Bai, Xuefeng Shi, Xuefeng Shi

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Identifying the Information Needs of Covid-19 Patients in Kashan by Ali Reza Yavar, Zahra Batooli, Fatemeh Sheikhshoaei, Sara Ahmadizadeh

“…Background and Aim: The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has led to the emergence of new information needs for people with diverse information literacy. …”
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Leveraging the Public Health Emergency Operation Center (PHEOC) for pandemic response: opportunities and challenges by Jiyan Ma, Yangmu Huang, Zhi-Jie Zheng

“…The review shows that the information on how to adapt best practice guidance to local circumstances could incentivize the full implementation of prevention, early detection and response to outbreaks. …”
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Space and social distancing in managing and preventing COVID-19 community spread: An overviewSummary box by Ali Cheshmehzangi, Zhaohui Su, Ruoyu Jin, Ayotunde Dawodu, Maycon Sedrez, Saeid Pourroostaei Ardakani, Tong Zou

“…The analysis helps better management of cities during the pandemics such as COVID-19. By reflecting on some of the ongoing research on social distancing, the study concludes with the role of space at multiple scales and how it is central to the practice of social distancing. …”
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