COVID-19 in Africa: Managing the Outbreak in Primary Care Settings
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Course overview
- Provider
- Futurelearn
- Course type
- Free trial availiable
- Deadline
- Flexible
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Course author
- Maximilian Mancini
Description
Learn how to better manage COVID-19 patients in African primary care settings where patient attendance is down due to COVID-19.
Enhance your knowledge of COVID-19 patient care and the virus' impact in Africa
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a decrease in primary care attendance noticed across peri-urban settings in Africa.
Alongside patient fears over attending a virus hotspot, it’s known that primary care providers feel unprepared to manage patients with COVID-19 like symptoms.
On this course for primary healthcare providers, you’ll learn about the outbreak of COVID-19 in Africa.
You’ll find out about safe patient management including PPE, infection prevention and control, and the wider health impact of the pandemic.
You’ll also learn how to develop trust in low and middle-income countries that primary care settings are able to meet the international COVID-19 safety requirements.
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