Fighting COVID-19 in The Gambia: Efforts, Challenges, and way Forward

Lowe, Mat; Ceesay, Fatou Kineh; Musa, Shuaibu Saidu; Amos, Abimbola; Lucero-Prisno, Don Eliseo; Akpan, Edikan Friday; (2021) Fighting COVID-19 in The Gambia: Efforts, Challenges, and way Forward. The open public health journal, 14 (1). pp. 492-493. ISSN 1874-9445 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2174/1874944502114010492

Abstract

On March 11, 2020, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic of global magnitude. Since then, nations have instituted response measures to curtail the rapid spread and propagation of the virus. This Letter to the Editor provides a brief assessment of the measures and challenges facing The Gambia’s COVID-19 response and suggests some policy and practical recommendations that can be used by policymakers and implementers to address the COVID-19 situation in The Gambia. It is based on a narrative review of existing literature on the COVID-19 response in The Gambia, as well as on the authors’ opinion as researchers supporting the COVID-19 response efforts in The Gambia.