Coronavirus in discussion now by HIFA's global health professionals ...
HIFA's global health professionals are discussing coronavirus (COVID-19) now. Below are the latest messages on our HIFA-English discussion forum. Find out more about HIFA here [www.hifa.org]. Join the discussion here: [www.hifa.org/joinhifa]
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Relation of corona-specific health literacy to use of and trust in information sources during the COVID-19 pandemic This paper from Germany concludes: 'The population should be supported in their capability in appraising the received information and in assessing the trustworthiness of different information sources.' Citation, abstract and a comment from me below. |
9 January, 2022 |
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Coronavirus (1426) Adherence of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pharmacologic Treatments of Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 to Trustworthy Standard: A Systematic Review (3) Thanks for your question Neil. ["I look forward to comments from those who help to produce, adapt and use international clinical guidelines, and how these can be improved."https://www.hifa.org/dgroups-rss/coronavirus-1422-adherence-clinical-pra... ] |
8 January, 2022 |
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Coronavirus (1425) Lancet Global Health: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Africa (2) Hi, |
1 January, 2022 |
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Coronavirus (1424) Lancet Global Health: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Africa Below is the text of a Comment in the Lancet Global Health, and a comment from me. CITATION: COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Africa: a call to action Polydor Ngoy Mutombo et al. Published:December 20, 2021 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00563-5 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(21)00563-5/fulltext |
31 December, 2021 |
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Coronavirus (1423) WHO: An overview of infodemic management during COVID-19, January 2020–May 2021 Below are extracts from a WHO report, published October 2021. Read online: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240035966 |
30 December, 2021 |
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Coronavirus (1422) Adherence of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pharmacologic Treatments of Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 to Trustworthy Standard: A Systematic Review (2) Last week we noted a systematic review that concluded: 'Few COVID-19 Clinical Practice Guidelines met National Academy of Medicine standards for trustworthy guidelines. Approaches that prioritize engagement of a methodologist and multidisciplinary collaborators from at least 2 WHO regions may lead to the production of fewer, high-quality CPGs that are poised for updates as new evidence emerges.' |
25 December, 2021 |
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Coronavirus (1420) Nigeria Destroys Over 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccine - Lack of clinical governance! [Note from HIFA moderator (NPW): Read online: https://thestreetjournal.org/fg-destroys-over-one-million-doses-of-expir... ] 'One million, sixty-six thousand, two hundred and fourteen (1,066,214) doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine were on Wednesday December 22,destroyed by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration andControl, (NAFDAC) alongside the National Primary Health Care Development Agency(NPHCDA). |
23 December, 2021 |
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Coronavirus (1421) Behavioral Dynamics Affecting Covid-19 Vaccination Uptake in India (with thank to Communication Initiative. Extracts below. Read online: https://www.comminit.com/covid/content/behavioral-dynamics-affecting-cov... |
23 December, 2021 |
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Coronavirus (1419) Differences in pregnancy and perinatal outcomes among symptomatic versus asymptomatic COVID-19-infected pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2) This is a very interesting finding. I am wondering what additional factor was responsible for increasing the risk for black pregnant women in the conclusion. Since the start of the COVID pandemic, Africa recorded the least infections, hospitalization requiring mechanical ventilation, and even death. is there a chance that black pregnant women lack access to quality pre and antenatal care due to lack of health insurance? is there a link between poverty and pregnancy outcomes? I advise further investigation for a better conclusion Thank you Dr. Modupe Taiwo |
22 December, 2021 |
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Coronavirus (1418) Advice sheet for primary care on the effectiveness of vaccinations against the Omicron variant Dear Neil and colleagues Below is a further posting for a new answer from the IPCRG iQ&A service <https://www.ipcrg.org/resources/ipcrg-covid-19-and-respiratory-qa>. 20th December 2021 START |
21 December, 2021 |
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Coronavirus (1417) Differences in pregnancy and perinatal outcomes among symptomatic versus asymptomatic COVID-19-infected pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis Dear HIFA colleagues, (with thanks to Maternal Health Task Force) CITATION: Differences in pregnancy and perinatal outcomes among symptomatic versus asymptomatic COVID-19-infected pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis Durray Shahwar A. Khan et al. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021; 21: 801. Published online 2021 Dec 1. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-04250-1 |
21 December, 2021 |
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Coronavirus (1416) Adherence of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pharmacologic Treatments of Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 to Trustworthy Standard: A Systematic Review. This systematic review concludes: 'Few COVID-19 CPGs met National Academy of Medicine standards for trustworthy guidelines. Approaches that prioritize engagement of a methodologist and multidisciplinary collaborators from at least 2 WHO regions may lead to the production of fewer, high-quality CPGs that are poised for updates as new evidence emerges.' |
19 December, 2021 |
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Coronavirus (1415) New evidence based advice from the International Primary Care Respiratory Group Q&A service Dear colleagues New evidence based advice for primary care from the IPCRG iQ&A service [ https://www.ipcrg.org/resources/ipcrg-covid-19-and-respiratory-qa ] is now available. We encourage front line community care workers to join the IPCRG Sentinel Network [ https://www.ipcrg.org/IPCRG_Sentinel_Network ], to share your voice and experience of respiratory primary care needs. |
15 December, 2021 |
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Coronavirus (1414) NYT: As Vaccines Trickle into Africa, Zambia’s Challenges Highlight Other Obstacles Dear HIFA and HIFA-Zambia colleagues, Extracts below from a New York Times article. Full text here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/11/health/covid-vaccine-africa.html Does this resonate with your experience in Zambia or neighbouring countries? |
12 December, 2021 |
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Coronavirus (1414) NYT: As Vaccines Trickle into Africa, Zambia’s Challenges Highlight Other Obstacles Dear HIFA and HIFA-Zambia colleagues, Extracts below from a New York Times article. Full text here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/11/health/covid-vaccine-africa.html Does this resonate with your experience in Zambia or neighbouring countries? |
12 December, 2021 |
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Coronavirus (1413) Information Battle Against Covid19: Public Engagement through Biomedical Technology Webinars Proceedings IV ICEHTMC 2021- J Global Clinical Engineering, Special Issue 4, 2021 https://globalce.org/index.php/GlobalCE/issue/view/16/16 E3: COVID & Health Technologies Information Battle Against Covid19: Public Engagement through Biomedical Technology Webinars By Aris Dermitzakis, Panagiotis D. Bamidis, Alkinoos Athanasiou, Vasiliki Zilidoy, Nicolas PallikarakisMedical Technology Management Unit, Institute of Biomedical Technology (INBIT), Greece |
11 December, 2021 |
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Coronavirus (1412) Vaccine hesitancy, politics and false beliefs in US (3) Thank you Chris for the note and Neil for sharing Is there a risk of people in Trumpian countries to have the same fate? Brazil, Tanzania and Burundi are among the countries whose presidents act against vaccination. Najeeb Al-Shorbaji |
9 December, 2021 |
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Coronavirus (1409) False belief in ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine (with thanks to Global Health Now) False belief in ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine is not only a danger to the person who holds that belief, but has the potential to trigger violence against others when the belief is not satisfied... 'COVID-19 hospital patients and others in Montana and Idaho (USA) have threatened violence after being refused ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine; in areas with low vaccination rates, people are pressuring health workers for prescriptions for the drugs, which are considered ineffective against the coronavirus' |
8 December, 2021 |
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Coronavirus (1410) Vaccine hesitancy, politics and false beliefs in US Interesting news item on NPR. Extracts below. Full text here: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/05/1059828993/data-vac... |
8 December, 2021 |
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Coronavirus (1411) Vaccine hesitancy, politics and false beliefs in US (2) Thanks for sharing the link, Neil ( https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/05/1059828993/data-vac... ). COVID-19 death rates of Trump voters are three times those of Biden voters. With 91% of Democrats vaccinated, and only 59% of Republicans vaccinated, this trend is likely to continue. Is there a risk that Trump support might actually die out? Chris |
8 December, 2021 |
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