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Impact of COVID-19 on maternal healthcare in Africa and the way forward

BACKGROUND: The impact of COVID-19 is weighing heavily on many African countries. As of November 14th 2021, 6,109,722 cases had been recorded with 151,173 deaths and 2.5% case fatality rate. Studies reveal substantial morbidity and socioeconomic impacts when accessing quality maternal healthcare inc...

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Autores principales:	Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Seidu, Abdul-Aziz, Njue, Carolyne
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2021
Materias:	Commentary
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8660651/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34886893 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00746-6

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