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- - The Central African Republic (CAR) is facing significant challenges due to a weak health system, political unrest, and poverty, making it ill-prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic and posing risks to the population.
- - A review of literature suggests that community involvement, similar to measures taken in China, could be key for CAR in managing the pandemic effectively, highlighting the importance of community workers.
- - Although CAR can learn from China's successful COVID-19 strategies, the differences in resources and capabilities between the two countries mean that a direct replication of China's approach is not feasible; international support is essential.
Article Abstract
The weak health system, domestic political unrest, poverty, and many other factors in the Central African Republic (CAR) have left the country underprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a greater health threat to the entire country. Rapid measures must therefore be taken to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. This work encompassed a review of relevant literature. We aim to analyze how far Chinese COVID measures can be transferred to the context of the CAR. We argue that the measure that the CAR can learn from China's success is the involvement of community workers and that greater investment in this model may be the optimal solution. Help from the international community is urgently needed. The CAR can benefit from China's successful experience in fighting the epidemic, but the disparity in the combined power of the two countries does not allow for simple replication of China's strategy.
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