Current Context of Pneumonia Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa
Since the emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, several countries have been strongly affected by the different impacts of the disease. This has not been different in Africa, where in addition to the current load of COVID-19, there are other epidemics (such as pneumonia) that have aggravated the situation. In this perspective article, we discuss various aspects of pneumonia amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, including its burden, current status and efforts, and related challenges.
Authors
- Elie Chalhoub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6274-3358)
- Marcos Roberto Tovani‐Palone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1149-2437)
- Rabeet Tariq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4281-7436)
- Amirsaman Zahabioun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1882-7228)
- Baha Aldeen Abdalaziz Alshareif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7353-2038)
- Mohammed Eltahier Abdalla Omer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1786-7888)
- Helen N. Onyeaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3846-847X)
- Mohamed Yousif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9781-5200)
- Rayan Ibrahim Hamid Mohamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3540-7460)
- Olivier Uwishema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0692-9027)
- Alfredo Lorenzo Recio Sablay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-1931)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- UNC Libraries
- Published
- 2025-05-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17615/qv2p-x785
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00