The Impact of COVID-19 in Nigeria: Strategic Planning to Mitigate Its Effects on Very Young Children

Autor/inn/en	Adelakun, Olasumbo; Polka, Walter
Titel	The Impact of COVID-19 in Nigeria: Strategic Planning to Mitigate Its Effects on Very Young Children
Quelle	In: Educational Planning, 28 (2021) 3, S.67-78 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-873X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; Disease Control; At Risk Persons; Preschool Children; Infants; Toddlers; Strategic Planning; Access to Health Care; Public Health; Infant Mortality; Child Health; Immunization Programs; Intervention; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Risikogruppe; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Infants; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Gesundheitswesen; Kindersterblichkeit; Immunisierung
Abstract	The authors of this article identify the status of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria and propose the use of a classic strategic planning paradigm to mitigate its spread until it may be completely arrested. Vaccines have been developed to combat the disease which current evidence suggests is spread by respiratory droplets among people who are in close contact with each other (WHO, 2020). But this presumed mode of transmission has led to concerns in the scientific and medical communities about the disastrous effects the virus may have on the African continent which has historically lagged the rest of the world in the delivery of quality health care especially for some of the most vulnerable populations like children under 5 years of age. This article provides information regarding the contemporary health care situation in Nigeria for such vulnerable populations, analyzes the current impact of COVID-19, and recommends a successful strategic planning paradigm to address similar catastrophic health experiences in the future. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01