Teledermatology: a useful tool to fight COVID-19

Industry in the fight against COVID-19 crisis

Health policy and the fight against Covid-19, a narrative review of Ghana’s response

Background: The Covid-19 pandemic continues to adversely affect healthcare systems globally. Developed and underdeveloped countries continue to strive towards sustainable health policies that will help in containing the spread and at the same time managing positive cases. Global policy initiatives since the confirmation of the outbreak is guided by the recommendations from the World health orga...

Saliva As a Diagnostic Tool in Covid 19 Detection, A Review

Background and Aim: Delayed detection of SARS-CoV-2 has been a major hindrance in curbing the current COVID-19 pandemic. Wide spread testing is the most practical way out of the current crisis. The current gold standard for COVID-19 diagnosis is real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) detection of SARS-CoV-2 from nasopharyngeal swabs. However, collecting nasopharyngea...

Responding to Covid-19 — A Once-in-a-Century Pandemic?

SARS-CoV-2 is a highly transmissible respiratory virus causing COVID-19, a disease that has become pandemic. It is the biggest public health concern of this century. The sudden emergence of the novel SARS-CoV-2 has rapidly evolved into a pandemic that posed a serious threat to global health and economy Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, solving immediate problems and preventing problems are two ...

The Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool: A useful tool for pain assessment in intensive care units

Pain is a major concern in all intensive care units (ICUs). The proper assessment and management of pain is one of the main goals of patient care in ICUs. Improper evaluation of pain and its over or under treatment can cause significant problems in the process of patient management in ICU. Since most ICU patients are unable to communicate correctly with the ICU team and explain their level of p...