Africa Needs a New Public Health Order to Tackle Infectious Disease Threats

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has revealed that Africa needs a new public health order to be resilient, to adapt, and to cope with 21st-century disease threats. The new order will need strengthened continental and national public health institutions; local manufacturing of vaccines, therapeutics, and diag...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nkengasong, John N., Tessema, Sofonias K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7560261/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33064983
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.041
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Sumario:The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has revealed that Africa needs a new public health order to be resilient, to adapt, and to cope with 21st-century disease threats. The new order will need strengthened continental and national public health institutions; local manufacturing of vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics; attraction, training, and retention of a public health workforce; and fostering of respectful local and international partnerships.

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