COVID-19 in Conflict: The devastating impact of withdrawing humanitarian support on universal health coverage in Yemen

The authors warn that, in the context of Yemen, the closure of humanitarian lifesaving programmes and shifting support toward health security, i.e. to support COVID-19 response, at the expense of primary health care support, will undermine existing health system strengthening efforts, worsen the hum...

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Autores principales: Al-Awlaqi, Sameh, Dureab, Fekri, Annuzaili, Dhekra, Al-Dheeb, N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7250073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34171044
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2020.100015
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Sumario:The authors warn that, in the context of Yemen, the closure of humanitarian lifesaving programmes and shifting support toward health security, i.e. to support COVID-19 response, at the expense of primary health care support, will undermine existing health system strengthening efforts, worsen the humanitarian crisis and will accentuate the impact of COVID-19. The authors urge the international community and the Government of Yemen to carefully consider a more comprehensive approach to support Yemen’s COVID-19 response while maintaining, and strengthening, essential public health services.

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