Citation:
Penjor K, Tobgyal, Zangpo T, Clements ACA, Gray DJ, Wangdi K. Has COVID19 derailed Bhutan's national malaria elimination goal? A commentary. Malar J. 2021;20(1):20.
Keywords:
Covid 19; health programs; Bhutan; malaria endemic
Abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in massive global disruptions with considerable impact on the delivery of health services and national health programmes. Since the detection of the first COVID-19 case on 5th March 2020, the Royal Government of Bhutan implemented a number of containment measures including border closure and national lockdowns. Against the backdrop of this global COVID-19 pandemic response, there was a sudden surge of locally-transmitted malaria cases between June to August 2020.
Has COVID19 derailed Bhutan's national malaria elimination goal? A commentary
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in massive global disruptions with considerable impact on the delivery of health services and national health programmes. Since the detection of the first COVID-19 case on 5th March 2020, the Royal Government of Bhutan implemented a number of containment measures including border closure and national lockdowns. Against the backdrop of this global COVID-19 pandemic response, there was a sudden surge of locally-transmitted malaria cases between June to August 2020.