Keele Research Repository
Explore the Repository
Al Sattar, A, Irin, N, Belgrad, JP, Haider, N, Chisty, NN, Mohsin, MAS, Foysal, M, Das, T, Uddin, MH, Hasan, RB, Ferdous, J, Hasan, M, Mahmud, R, Samad, MA, Giasuddin, M, Biswas, PK, Pfeiffer, DU, Debnath, NC, Fournié, G, Tomley, FM and Hoque, MA (2022) Measures, Gaps, and Mitigation Strategies in Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Response. EcoHealth, 19 (3). 378 - 389. ISSN 1612-9202
2. 44. 2022. 6 Sattar et al_Measures, Gaps, and Mitigation COVID-19 Response_EcoHealth_2022.pdf - Published Version
Download (702kB) | Preview
Abstract
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread rapidly from China to most other countries around the world in early 2020 killing millions of people. To prevent virus spread, world governments implemented a variety of response measures. This paper’s objectives were to discuss the country’s adopted measures to combat the virus through June 2020, identify gaps in the measures’ effectiveness, and offer possible mitigations to those gaps. The measures taken included screening device deployment across international air and land ports, flight suspensions and closures from COVID-19 affected countries, and declaration and extension of a national public holiday (equivalent to lockdowns in other countries). Identified gaps were test kit, PPE, ICU beds, and ventilator shortages, limited public awareness, and insufficient coordination and collaboration among national and international partners. Proper and timely risk mapping, preparedness, communication, coordination, and collaboration among governments and organizations, and public awareness and engagement would have provided sufficient COVID-19 mitigation in Bangladesh. </jats:p>
Item Type: | Article |
---|---|
Additional Information: | This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) > R735 Medical education. Medical schools. Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic |
Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2022 16:20 |
Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2022 16:20 |
URI: | https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/11586 |