Impact of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) on the Surgical Care of Patients and Surgical Training in Africa

The Coronavirus pandemic poses a significant threat to the healthcare sectors of some African countries due poor organisation, financing, and reduced uptake recent technological advancements. Surgical care patients surgical training workers are considerably affected, dearth policies strategic health plans, ensure provision safe affordable continuity training. purpose this study is explore impact COVID-19 on Surgery in Africa provide recommendations geared towards current for future. This review involved search electronic databases MEDLINE/PubMed Google Scholar, 31 papers from which explored across different specialities were screened. cancellation rate elective surgeries benign conditions seen be as high 74-81% with prioritisation cancer emergencies. volume emergency cases presenting hospitals was associated lockdowns fear contracting virus, while Telemedicine became increasingly adopted newer platforms being used countries. has exposed inequities systems further studies need done evaluate its more specialities.