A5061393348- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Global Health Care Issues
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
Médecins Sans Frontières
2024
University of Nicosia
2021-2022
Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate overall and sex-specific excess all-cause mortality since the inception of COVID-19 pandemic until August 2020 among 22 countries. Methods Countries reported weekly or monthly from January 2015 end June 2020. Weekly deaths were for Excess was calculated by comparing (observed deaths) against a baseline obtained 2015–2019 data same week month using two methods: (i) difference in observed rates between average (ii) expected deaths. Results...
Abstract Background Understanding the impact of burden COVID-19 is key to successfully navigating pandemic. As part a larger investigation on mortality impact, this study aims estimate Potential Years Life Lost (PYLL) in 17 countries and territories across world (Australia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Peru, Norway, England & Wales, Scotland, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, United States [USA]). Methods Age- sex-specific death numbers from primary...
Although Mauritania carried out its Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), in 2015 the goal of vaccination coverage (VC) remained unmet Bassikounou district and Mbera camp, contexts with large migrant populations. In response, during 2018, national authorities, together Médecins Sans Frontières organised two rounds multi-antigenic mass campaigns (2RMASVC). The included oral polio (OPV), pneumococcal (PCV13), pentavalent rotavirus vaccines for all eligible children six weeks to 59 months...
Abstract Background COVID-19 pandemic is affecting populations and regions in different ways. In this study, we assess the Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL) to across regions. Methods We used age-group sex-specific weekly deaths (from January August 2020) from national primary sources 17 countries C-MOR consortium (Australia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Peru, Norway, England & Wales, Scotland, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, United States)....
Abstract Background Understanding the impact of burden COVID-19 is key to successfully navigating pandemic. As part a larger investigation on mortality impact, this study aims estimate Potential Years Live Lost (PYLL) in 17 countries and territories across world (Australia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Peru, Norway, England & Wales, Scotland, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, United States). Methods Age- sex-specific death numbers from primary...
Abstract Analysis of all-cause mortality is an important tool to investigate the impact COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims magnitude and potential determinants excess mortality, from January until August 2020, using national databases 20 countries part C-MOR consortium. Excess weekly for 2020 was calculated by comparing observed against expected number deaths 2020. Expected estimated 2015-19 data based on a time series model adjusting trend seasonality. The visualized stringency index (SI),...