Isaac Olushola Ogunkola

TL;DR: This work evaluates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to healthcare in LMICs, as well as plausible strategies that can be put in place to ensure that the delivery of healthcare is not halted even in course of the pandemic.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a rapid review of national treatment guidelines for COVID-19 in 10 African countries (Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Liberia, Ethiopia, and Rwanda) and examined its implication for antimicrobial resistance response on the continent.

TL;DR: It is important that investment should be made in rural communities in Africa towards providing the necessary tools, resources, and manpower to ensure effective containment of COVID‐19 and to alleviate the plight caused by the pandemic in rural Africa.

TL;DR: This study highlights the need to understand more fully the drivers of infectious disease in sub-Saharan Africa and its impact on mortality and morbidity.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors suggest that rural Africa is burdened with misinformation and infodemic regarding COVID-19 due to widespread misconceptions and anecdotal reports, and that it is necessary to engage with community leaders to provide awareness campaigns in rural communities to ensure access to reliable information issued by local and international health authorities.