Primary care for the urban poor in India during the pandemic: Uninterrupted management of non-communicable diseases and home-based care of patients with COVID-19 infection

• Main Authors: Sunil Abraham (Author), Sushil Mathew John (Author), Archna Gupta (Author), Seema Biswas (Author), Manorama M. Khare (Author), Pavan Mukherjee (Author), Augustine C. Frankline (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ProblemThe two waves of COVID-19 severely affected the healthcare system in India. The government responded to the first wave with a strict nationwide lockdown which disrupted primary care, including the management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The second wave overwhelmed healthcare facilitie...