Department of Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
University Hospital, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Pan Afr Med J. 2020 Dec 9;37(Suppl 1):43. doi: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.37.43.25749. eCollection 2020.
The corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has stretched the resources of health facilities but there is a lack of context-specific reports across Africa. Since February, 2020, the university hospital, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), a district-level institution, has been at the forefront in contributing to efforts in Ghana to fight the global pandemic. As of 16 August, 2020, 1755 individual samples have been taken at the hospital for COVID-19 out of which 629 (35.8%) tested positive, 414 (65.9%) recoveries and 6 (0.95%) deaths. The hospital's out-patient attendance has reduced by almost 50% with attendant loss of revenue. Here in, we present a report on our activities, highlight lessons and recommendations that other health facilities can glean from.
2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）已经耗尽了卫生机构的资源，但非洲各地缺乏针对特定情况的报告。自 2020 年 2 月以来，地区级机构夸梅·恩克鲁玛科技大学（KNUST）附属医院一直在加纳抗击全球大流行的努力中发挥着重要作用。截至 2020 年 8 月 16 日，该医院共采集了 1755 份 COVID-19 个体样本，其中 629 份（35.8%）检测呈阳性，414 份（65.9%）康复，6 份（0.95%）死亡。医院的门诊就诊率下降了近 50%，收入相应减少。在此，我们报告了我们的活动情况，重点介绍了其他卫生机构可以借鉴的经验教训和建议。
