Impact of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic on access to health services in Angola: a focus on diagnosis and treatment services for tuberculosis
The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the TB services provision in Angola. This highlights the urgent need for health systems to develop robust contingency plans to ensure the continuity of TB services during and after public health crises and to maintain essential healthcare services by supporting the healthcare workforce and addressing barriers to patient access.
Authors
- Paulo Siene Tienabe
- Giovanni Putoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0256-1744)
- Susanna Caminada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7186-0006)
- Roberto Benoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1144-8471)
- G. Natali
- Claudia Robbiati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5482-8802)
- Maria Elena Tosti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1392-9874)
- Maria R. Costanzo
- Joaquim Tomás
- Maria Grazia Dente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0782-6564)
- Fabio Manenti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6967-6813)
- Luca De Simeis
- Nsuka Da Silvia
- Neusa Lazary
Institutions
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità (IT)
- Doctors with Africa Cuamm (IT)
- National Institute of Health (AM)
- Clínica Sagrada Esperança (AO)
- Ministry of Health (AO)
- Universidade Lusíada de Angola (AO)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1530782
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo