Alava Juan José, Guevara Angel
Ocean Pollution Research Unit, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
School of Resources and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, V5A1S6, Canada.
Public Health Pract (Oxf). 2021 Nov;2:100127. doi: 10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100127. Epub 2021 Apr 23.
Ecuador's National Health System has been severely overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic despite public health efforts. This was primarily due to limited health emergency planning responses. Ecuador's COVID-19 mortality rate was 8.5% in early June 2020. The capital city (Quito) and Pichincha province, Guayaquil city and Guayas province, as well as Manabi, Azuay, the El Oro and Tungurahua provinces were the most severely impacted locations by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in thousands of positive cases. Using the World Health Organization (WHO) Operational Planning Guidelines to Support Country Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan for COVID-19 as a reference point, we highlight the urgent need to implement a proactive preparedness and response plan to address the COVID-19 pandemic, with the aim of improving Ecuador's public health system. The mitigation of COVID-19 transmission and hazard reduction is crucial in protecting the most vulnerable at-risk populations in this nation.
尽管厄瓜多尔做出了公共卫生方面的努力，但其国家卫生系统仍因新冠疫情而不堪重负。这主要是由于卫生应急规划应对措施有限。2020年6月初，厄瓜多尔的新冠死亡率为8.5%。首都基多市、皮钦查省、瓜亚基尔市、瓜亚斯省以及马纳维省、阿苏艾省、埃尔奥罗省和通古拉瓦省是受新冠疫情影响最严重的地区，出现了数千例确诊病例。以世界卫生组织（WHO）支持各国新冠疫情战略防范和应对计划的行动规划指南为参考，我们强调迫切需要实施积极的防范和应对计划来应对新冠疫情，以改善厄瓜多尔的公共卫生系统。减轻新冠病毒传播及降低危害对于保护该国最脆弱的高危人群至关重要。
