COVID-19 in Malawi: Lessons in Pandemic Preparedness from a Tertiary Children's Hospital

• 2021

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• Jessica Chaziya; Bridget Freyne; Samantha Lissauer; Maryke Nielsen; Josephine Langton; Bernadette O'Hare
PMID: 33361067DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-319980

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In this article, the authors share their initial lessons in pandemic preparedness during the COVID-19 outbreak in Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre, a tertiary referral hospital for the Southern Region of Malawi. Covered topics include the following: embedded research, staff well being and communication, and partnership leveraging. Research was done to understand COVID-19's impact on children, finding that most were not severely affected by the virus itself but faced other health risks due to service disruptions during the pandemic.

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Focus Area: Infectious Disease

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Nurses; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Africa; Hospitals, Pediatric; Malawi; Tertiary Care Centers; Personal Protective Equipment; COVID-19; Pandemic Preparedness

Institutions: University of Malawi; Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital; University of St Andrews

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