The importance of community health workers as frontline responders during the COVID-19 pandemic, Somalia, 2020-2021

• Main Authors: Lilly M. Nyagah (Author), Sulaiman Bangura (Author), Omar Abdulle Omar (Author), Mary Karanja (Author), Mashrur Ahmed Mirza (Author), Hossain Shajib (Author), Haron Njiru (Author), Kumlachew Mengistu (Author), Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionWe examined the contribution of community health workers as frontline responders for the community-based surveillance in Somalia during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic for detection of COVID-19 cases and identification of contacts.MethodsWe retrieved COVID-19 surveillance data fr...