How prepared is Mozambique to treat COVID-19 patients? A new approach for estimating oxygen service availability, oxygen treatment capacity, and population access to oxygen-ready treatment facilities

How prepared is Mozambique to treat COVID-19 patients? A new approach for estimating oxygen service availability, oxygen treatment capacity, and population access to oxygen-ready treatment facilities

Abstract Background This study aims to assess the COVID-19 response preparedness of the Mozambican health system by 1) determining the location of oxygen-ready public health facilities, 2) estimating the oxygen treatment capacity, and 3) determining the population coverage of oxygen-ready health fac...

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Main Authors: Langan Denhard, Parisa Kaviany, Sérgio Chicumbe, Cláudio Muianga, Guitunga Laisse, Kyle Aune, Ashley Sheffel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Geographic information systems
COVID-19
Oxygen
Preparedness
Mozambique
Modelling
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01403-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01403-8

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