Effects of Covid-19 on orthopaedic trauma services: early experiences in South Africa and Israel
Abstract. South Africa and Israel have significantly different health systems. As South Africa is geographically 500 times as large and has a population nearly 7 times as large as the state of Israel, major differences in the challenges and subsequent handling of the pandemic between these countries...
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doaj-7f4c30607114491583edff050e86ad9e2021-03-29T09:22:28ZengWolters KluwerOTA International2574-21672021-03-0141Se11510.1097/OI9.0000000000000115202103001-00004Effects of Covid-19 on orthopaedic trauma services: early experiences in South Africa and IsraelSithombo Maqungo, MBChBMlekeleli Duma, MBChBMaritz Laubscher, MBCHbAmit Davidson, MDMiklosh Bala, MDYoram A. Weil, MDAbstract. South Africa and Israel have significantly different health systems. As South Africa is geographically 500 times as large and has a population nearly 7 times as large as the state of Israel, major differences in the challenges and subsequent handling of the pandemic between these countries were to be expected. South Africa's challenges included being under-resourced, particularly related to trauma, and severe and radical measures had to be undertaken that included extended strict lockdowns, bans on alcohol sales, and cancellation of the majority of the elective surgery during this initial period of the pandemic. Although Israel is much smaller and thereby theoretically easier to control, a complex political situation created difficulties and delays in controlling the pandemic after the initial response, leading to a second wave and additional lockdown. Although massively engaged initially, the Israeli trauma systems had continued functioning almost normally throughout the COVID-19 crisis.http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/OI9.0000000000000115 |
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Sithombo Maqungo, MBChB Mlekeleli Duma, MBChB Maritz Laubscher, MBCHb Amit Davidson, MD Miklosh Bala, MD Yoram A. Weil, MD Effects of Covid-19 on orthopaedic trauma services: early experiences in South Africa and Israel OTA International |
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Sithombo Maqungo, MBChB Mlekeleli Duma, MBChB Maritz Laubscher, MBCHb Amit Davidson, MD Miklosh Bala, MD Yoram A. Weil, MD |
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Effects of Covid-19 on orthopaedic trauma services: early experiences in South Africa and Israel |
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Effects of Covid-19 on orthopaedic trauma services: early experiences in South Africa and Israel |
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Effects of Covid-19 on orthopaedic trauma services: early experiences in South Africa and Israel |
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Effects of Covid-19 on orthopaedic trauma services: early experiences in South Africa and Israel |
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Effects of Covid-19 on orthopaedic trauma services: early experiences in South Africa and Israel |
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effects of covid-19 on orthopaedic trauma services: early experiences in south africa and israel |
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Abstract. South Africa and Israel have significantly different health systems. As South Africa is geographically 500 times as large and has a population nearly 7 times as large as the state of Israel, major differences in the challenges and subsequent handling of the pandemic between these countries were to be expected. South Africa's challenges included being under-resourced, particularly related to trauma, and severe and radical measures had to be undertaken that included extended strict lockdowns, bans on alcohol sales, and cancellation of the majority of the elective surgery during this initial period of the pandemic. Although Israel is much smaller and thereby theoretically easier to control, a complex political situation created difficulties and delays in controlling the pandemic after the initial response, leading to a second wave and additional lockdown. Although massively engaged initially, the Israeli trauma systems had continued functioning almost normally throughout the COVID-19 crisis. |
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