COVID-19 and alarming dengue co-epidemics in the dilapidated healthcare system in Pakistan: Where to focus!. Issue 4 (April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Khurram, Muhammad; Ali, Ghadir; Awan, Usman Ayub; Afzal, Muhammad Sohail
• Is Part Of: Journal of infection. Volume 84:Issue 4(2022)
• Page Start: 579
• Page End: 613
• Publication Date: 2022-04
• Subjects: Infection -- Periodicals; Bacterial Infections -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.12.015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0163-4453

Abstract

Highlights: The healthcare sector should set aside a portion of its budget to deal with the dengue and COVID-19 co-epidemics. In Pakistan, there is an urgent need to re-evaluate awareness efforts to ensure their effectiveness in the future. Policymakers should formulate policies to reduce the cost of vector control, patient care, and genotype evolution.