Publications by authors named "Rosette Boseme Nzoyom"
COVID-19 Pandemic has the potential to overwhelm the underserved health care systems of African countries characterized by inadequate infrastructure and too few medical personnel. In responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic, many African countries are using a combination of containment and mitigation activities but in this commentary, we focus on what we term the Non-SHEF2 (S: Social distancing, H: Hands, E: Elbows, F: Face, F: Feel) model related control and containment measures which include seven key measures against COVID-19 doped 'TITHQC2' namely, T: Travel-related measures, I: Information and guidance, T: Treatment; H: Hospital containment measures; Q: Quarantine, C: Community containment measures, C: Case detection and contact tracing. COVID-19 is a reality and demands rapid and decisive action to be taken.
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- The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the urgent need for effective health strategies in Africa, given the continent's weak health systems and initial hesitance to address the crisis openly.
- The SHEF2 Model (Social distancing, Hands, Elbows, Face, Feel) outlines key control measures that are particularly challenging to implement in densely populated African regions with limited resources.
- The commentary stresses that while the pandemic’s impact is severe, proactive and context-specific measures like the SHEF2 model can help mitigate the effects and prepare African countries for future health crises.
Background: Inadequate vaccination coverage with increased risk of vaccine preventable disease outbreaks remain a problem in Africa. The aim of this study was to assess the vaccination coverage levels under the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in a health area and to identify factors that affect vaccination coverage in view of providing valuable data for disease prevention.
Methods: A cross-sectional household survey was conducted in August 2017 in the Mbonge health area, Southwest Cameroon.