2023
A continent-wide effort and solidarity at curbing COVID-19 pandemic: the Africa task force for novel coronavirus (AFTCOR) infection prevention and control technical working group’s experience
Paintsil E, Alimi Y, Abdulaziz M, Ogbuagu O, Ogunsola F, Kessy S, Horsney E, Lee C, Brundney K, Okwor T, Kabwe P, Waheed A, Vondran A, Bigirimana R, Ilesanmi O, Nsubuga D, Raji T, Mankoula W, Ihekweazu C, Nkengasong J. A continent-wide effort and solidarity at curbing COVID-19 pandemic: the Africa task force for novel coronavirus (AFTCOR) infection prevention and control technical working group’s experience. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 893. PMID: 37189137, PMCID: PMC10184057, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15706-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfection preventionCDC websiteNovel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreakService delivery pointsCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreakTask ForceIPC trainingResearch subgroupsIPC programIPC measuresHealth personnelDisease controlWorking GroupImplementation researchOutbreaks of diseaseSubgroupsPreventionCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicTechnical Working GroupAfrica CentrePerson trainingTraining subgroupFocal personsDisease outbreaks
2022
Community engagement in Ebola outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa and implications for COVID-19 control: A scoping review
Frimpong S, Paintsil E. Community engagement in Ebola outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa and implications for COVID-19 control: A scoping review. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2022, 126: 182-192. PMID: 36462575, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.11.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEbola virus disease outbreakSaharan AfricaCommunity-based interventionsVirus disease outbreakCOVID-19 preventionCase seriesTreatment uptakeEmbase databasesCase detectionObservational studyCOVID-19 controlCOVID-19 pandemic preventionCase findingSurvival rateEVD outbreakFinal reviewStudy typeQuasiexperimental studyPreventionReview criteriaEbola outbreakPandemic preventionDisease outbreaksOutbreakTotal