Mwansa, Chikwe;
Adebisi, Yusuff Adebayo;
Simfukwe, Knovicks;
Mukwinda, Hope Ezra;
Lucero-Prisno III, Don Eliseo;
(2022)
Navigating the COVID-19 outbreak in Zambia.
Journal of infection in developing countries, 16 (9).
pp. 1385-1389.
ISSN 2036-6590
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.13897
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COVID-19 is a global public health crisis wreaking havoc in nearly every corner of the globe and Zambia is not an exception. Amid an already existing disease burden of HIV/AIDS, malaria, malnutrition, and cholera, the resilience of the health care system is yet to be tested especially since it lacks about 40% of its estimated workforce. Meanwhile, the government has already established measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. This includes; reorientation and training for health workers, indefinite closure of all learning institutions, and banning non-essential traveling. With the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out on the ground, the milestones achieved thus far in fighting the pandemic are expected to intensify.