Back to Search Start Over

COVID-19 and the Nigerian correctional service: need for structured data

Authors :
Asma Qureshi
Ima Kashim
Similolu Akintorin
Larissa Unruh
Sadhana Dharmapuri
Kenneth Soyemi
Source :
The Pan African Medical Journal
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
The African Field Epidemiology Network, 2020.

Abstract

Although prisoners are considered a vulnerable population, no data repository currently exists to monitor the COVID-19 incidence in Nigerian prisons. To better understand the impact of COVID-19 within the Nigerian prison system, prisons should develop detailed COVID-19 response protocols, implement enhanced point-of-care testing, and initiate contact tracing with meticulous data collection.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19378688
Volume :
37
Issue :
Suppl 1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Pan African Medical Journal
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....abdcda91ea392f824497b8d599fe81b3