Abstract

Avoiding indirect effects of COVID-19 on maternal and child health

Highlights

  • The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is challenging the resilience of the most solid health systems in the world

  • In many low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), the disease is rapidly spreading amid numerous endemic health problems such as HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, malnutrition, and frequent outbreaks of viral infections with high associated mortality

  • WHO is already urging countries to ensure the continuity of health services and programmes, so that even when overwhelmed with the response to COVID-19, the other programmes will be able to continue as effectively as possible

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Introduction

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is challenging the resilience of the most solid health systems in the world.

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