The impact of COVID-19 on health system resilience to the cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak in the Upper West Region of Ghana: a qualitative study
This study offers a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by the health system during the concurrent health crises. There is a need to integrate emergency preparedness and response plans during concurrent outbreaks and to set up a dedicated public health emergency fund at the national and subnational levels.
Authors
- Kenneth Mibut Dam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8169-4793)
- Leonard Baatiema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3286-6565)
- Linus Baatiema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8668-4671)
- Sheba Kunfah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3514-4966)
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
- Tamale Teaching Hospital (GH)
- PLS Consult (Denmark) (DK)
- International Centre for Migration Policy Development (AT)
- Harvard Global Health Institute (US)
- Ghana Health Service (GH)
- University for Development Studies (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Health
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaf019
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05
Funders
- Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene