Access to lifesaving medical resources for African countries: COVID-19 testing and response, ethics, and politics
Matthew M. Kavanagh, Ngozi Erondu, Oyewale Tomori, Victor J. Dzau, Emelda A. Okiro, Allan Maleche, Ifeyinwa Aniebo, Umunya Rugege, Charles B. Holmes, Lawrence O. Gostin
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has revealed how strikingly unprepared the world is for a pandemic and how easily viruses spread in our interconnected world. A governance crisis is unfolding alongside the pandemic as health officials around the world compete for access to scarce medical supplies. As governments of African countries, and those in low-income and middle-income countries around the world, seek to avoid potentially catastrophic epidemics and learn from what has worked in other countries, testing and other medical resources are of concern.
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PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PoliticsCorporate governanceDevelopment economicsPolitical science2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Economic growthGlobal healthDeveloping countryBusinessVirologyMedicineDiseaseEconomicsHealth careLawInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakPathologyFinanceViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research