Journal Coordinator, Primary Health Care: Open Access, Belgium
Review
Expanding Telemedicine to Reduce the Impact of a Post-Coronavirus Disease on Healthcare Systems and Poverty in Africa 2019 (COVID-19) the Reformation of the Pandemic
Author(s): Joseph Alfred*
The worldwide public health emergency of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has highlighted the vulnerability of health systems. As a result of the new coronavirus, healthcare providers and resource-poor communities became scarce. As a result, this study focuses on Africa's readiness to integrate telemedicine into its underdeveloped health systems and how its adoption may assist in relieving poor healthcare and poverty after COVID-19. On January 20, 2021, we did a narrative review in Scopus using various search algorithms to discover accessible literature documenting the adoption of various telemedicine modalities in Africa from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2020. We classified 54 studies based on geography, field, and implementation methods. The findings suggest a willingness to employ telemedicine in resource-constrained settings and with hard-to-reach people, which would al.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-1079.22.12.5.1000441
