Key Takeaways
The following are a few of the main takeaways from COVID-19 Africa Watch’s conversati
on with Professor Iyeopu Minakiri Siminialayi, Provost, College of Health Sciences & Chairman, University of Port Harcourt COVID-19 Task For, “The facilities that were provided to isolate and treat COVID-19 patients are overflowing right now, so that we are looking for space.”
, So what are our achievements? When we started this project, we had only one case. As of now, we have close to 500 cases of COVID-19., “That was our first challenge: to teach the university community on what COVID-19 was, the causes, the symptoms, how it spreads. After that, the next challenge was funding and the lack of resources.”
, So that was our first challenge: to teach the university community on what COVID-19 was, the causes, the symptoms, how it spreads. After that, the next challenge was funding and the lack of resources to implement our suggestions., “The most important lesson we’ve learned is that in a situation like this, you hope for the best but start preparing very early for the worst.”
, What are the lessons learned? The most important lesson we’ve learned is that in a situation like this, you hope for the best but start preparing very early for the worst.
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Jun 30, 2020