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Overview
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a decrease in primary care attendance noticed across peri-urban settings in Africa.Alongside patient fears over attending a virus hotspot, it’s known that primary care providers feel unprepared to manage patients with COVID-19 like symptoms.
Key facts:
On COVID-19 in Africa - Managing the Outbreak in Primary Care Settings at St George's, University of London by FutureLearn for primary healthcare providers, you’ll learn about the outbreak of COVID-19 in Africa.
You’ll find out about safe patient management including PPE, infection prevention and control, and the wider health impact of the pandemic.You’ll also learn how to develop trust in low and middle-income countries that primary care settings are able to meet the international COVID-19 safety requirements.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
Background of COVID-19
Current situation in Africa
When to suspect COVID-19 infection in primary care
Safe assessment of suspected cases
Infection prevention and control
Management of acutely unwell patients
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 14 days
- 2 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
The aim of this course is to help clinicians contribute to a gradual return to the patient volumes observed before the outbreak in Africa.
The course is designed for primary care providers operating across the African continent, with a particular focus on upper lower to lower-middle-income populations where information sharing can be difficult.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents49 EUR / full≈ 49 EUR / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents49 EUR / full≈ 49 EUR / full
Funding
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