Exploring the status of non-communicable disease care during the COVID-19 pandemic in 13 countries
South Africa
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Exploringthestatusofnon-communicablediseasecare
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Nasheeta Peer, Tshephang Mashiane, Michel Oris, Kibachio Joseph Mwangi, Sugitha Sureshkumar, Andre-Pascal Kengne
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Jan 12, 2024
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Jan 12, 2024
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26
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| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 888 | 13 |
50%
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| Better planning and preparation for any circumstance that could result in national state of disaster but this would require government to allocate the necessary funds to allow adequate staff employment to continue caring for the NCD patients during these periods. | 1 |
3.8%
|
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| C15(1a) | 1 |
3.8%
|
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| Digital access. | 1 |
3.8%
|
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| Early referral of sick ptients to ensure adequate care and quick recovery in diseases which are curable, as well as continous management of important conditions where possible to ensure sufficient nutrition support. | 1 |
3.8%
|
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| Elective surgery should continue, prioritizing cases with potential complication first, we had empty surgical wards and theatre that were never used for COVID-19 patients and delayed surgery unnecessarily. | 1 |
3.8%
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| Equiped local clinics better. | 1 |
3.8%
|
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| Facilities that could care for critical covid cases could have continued to manage the health of th patients with NCDs,ensuring that patients were well traced and managing their treatment well. | 1 |
3.8%
|
|
| Hiring some staff to be able to take care of all patients holistically. Covid-19 compromised staffing a lot and that led to wards with patients who had no Covid receiving less attention than patients in Covid wards. | 1 |
3.8%
|
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| Incorporate NCD-related objectives to pandemic preparedness plans and ensure sufficient human resources to prevent existing staff from being redirected leaving their core duties unattended too. | 1 |
3.8%
|
|
| It is unfortunatley the case that infectious conditions will always need to be isolated by their very nature. Hence I would support increasing use of telemedicine/digital platforms. | 1 |
3.8%
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| Set up contingency plans and deliberate carefully before classifying NCD care as non-essential especially in the public sector where patients don’t necessarily have other avenues to attain care. | 1 |
3.8%
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| Strenghten primary care,health education and awareness. Get healthcard workers community based to do home visits and provide contextual care in the communities. Strengthen referal pathways. Educate healthcare workers on treatment goals in NCD. | 1 |
3.8%
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| Use the media to educate patients. Health education will improve patient compliance and co-operation. | 1 |
3.8%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.