The COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare systems in Africa: a scoping review of preparedness, impact and response.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed health systems in both developed and developing nations alike. Africa has one of the weakest health systems globally, but there is limited evidence on how the region is prepared for, impacted by and responded to the pandemic.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review of PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL to search peer-reviewed articles and Google, Google Scholar and preprint sites for grey literature. The scoping review captured studies on either preparedness or impacts or responses associated with COVID-19 or covering one or more of the three topics and guided by Arksey and O'Malley's methodological framework. The extracted information was documented following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension

SUBMITTER: Tessema GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8637314 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature