Disposal of SARS-CoV-2 corpses: experiences of environmental health officers
Ghana's Ministries of Health, Local Government, and Sanitation and Water Resources need to attach Clinical Psychologists and security personnel to the disposal teams in future exercises to provide psychological support and security to the team. Though studies on the disposal of infectious bodies in Africa exist, very little is known about the experiences of EHOs in the disposal of SARS-CoV-2 dead bodies during the outbreak.
Authors
- Nkosi Nkosi Botha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7879-3459)
- Daniel Apaak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9114-0062)
- Edward Wilson Ansah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9450-7774)
- Jacob Owusu Sarfo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2859-7278)
- Samuel Maneen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0797-6685)
Institutions
- University of Cape Coast (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20569-8
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00