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The impact of COVID‐19 on patients with neurological disorders and their access to healthcare in Africa: A review of the literature

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has hampered the progress of neurological healthcare services for patients across Africa. Before the pandemic, access to these services was already limited due to… Click to show full abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has hampered the progress of neurological healthcare services for patients across Africa. Before the pandemic, access to these services was already limited due to elevated treatment costs among uninsured individuals, shortage of medicines, equipment, and qualified personnel, immense distance between residing areas and neurological facilities, and a limited understanding of neurological diseases and their presentation by both the health workers and the African population.

Keywords: patients neurological; covid patients; impact covid; covid; access; healthcare

Journal Title: Brain and Behavior
Year Published: 2022

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