Kirsten Accoe
Biographic Data
| ID | 9797393 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kirsten Accoe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kirsten |
| FAMILY NAME | Accoe |
| SIGNATURE | ACCOE K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1153-1942 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Conditions for health system resilience in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic in Mauritania
INTRODUCTION: A country's ability to manage a crisis depends on its level of resilience. Efforts are made to clarify the concept of health system resilience, but its operationalisation remains little studied. In the present research, we described the capacity of the local healthcare system in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, in West Africa, to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: We used a single case study with two health districts as un…
Making ‘resilience’ useful again
Reclaiming comprehensive public health
Over the past 6 months, we have witnessed diversity in the spread and severity of the COVID-19 and in the nature and timing of \nresponses to it in different countries and contexts. Acute emergencies often mobilise a short spurt of attention and resources. \nCOVID-19 is, however, a protracted pandemic that spreads through and exacerbates socioeconomic inequalities and stresses health and democratic systems in a way that calls or sustained respons…
Willingness to comply with physical distancing measures against Covid-19 in four African countries
box The world is facing an unprecedented crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic with many unknowns, which has led to much confusion and anxiety.1 Public health measures have for centuries been the cornerstone of the response to epidemics.2 Among them, physical distancing measures aim to reduce contact between infected and uninfected people.3 As part of the global COVID-19 response, they have been widely used to slow down the spread of the virus …
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Reclaiming comprehensive public health
Over the past 6 months, we have witnessed diversity in the spread and severity of the COVID-19 and in the nature and timing of \nresponses to it in different countries and contexts. Acute emergencies often mobilise a short spurt of attention and resources. \nCOVID-19 is, however, a protracted pandemic that spreads through and exacerbates socioeconomic inequalities and stresses health and democratic systems in a way that calls or sustained respons…
Willingness to comply with physical distancing measures against Covid-19 in four African countries
box The world is facing an unprecedented crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic with many unknowns, which has led to much confusion and anxiety.1 Public health measures have for centuries been the cornerstone of the response to epidemics.2 Among them, physical distancing measures aim to reduce contact between infected and uninfected people.3 As part of the global COVID-19 response, they have been widely used to slow down the spread of the virus …
Conditions for health system resilience in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic in Mauritania
INTRODUCTION: A country's ability to manage a crisis depends on its level of resilience. Efforts are made to clarify the concept of health system resilience, but its operationalisation remains little studied. In the present research, we described the capacity of the local healthcare system in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, in West Africa, to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: We used a single case study with two health districts as un…
Making ‘resilience’ useful again
Medicine (4 works) · Disaster Response and Management (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Pandemic (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)