Agnes Binagwaho, a former minister of health of Rwanda, is Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences and a member of the US National Academy of Medicine.
基加利—当新冠疫情肆虐全球之际,发达国家都忙于在控制自己国家的疫情,人们对非洲国家的抗疫能力感到担心。全球公共卫生专家发出预警,公共医疗条件贫乏的国家将难以幸免。但我们回顾过去的九个月,非洲国家不仅幸免,而且为我们未来面临类似的问题提供了教训。
就拿卢旺达来说,1994年针对图西族百万民众的种族灭绝大屠杀之后,我们的医疗体系整体重建。26年之后的今天,卢旺达在面临新冠疫情的表现令人刮目相看。预计到2021年1月1日,当美国的COVID-19死亡人数将超过超过330,000(总人口约为3.3亿),而卢旺达(人口1230万)将只有62人死亡。
卢旺达经验给我们提供了一个新的榜样。卢旺达并没有足够的呼吸机和ICU病房。但我们有公平,信任,社区参与和以病人为中心的体系。基于以往的经验,参照他国的成功案例,卢旺达显示出正确的战略和领导力。
To continue reading, register now.
Subscribe now for unlimited access to everything PS has to offer.
Subscribe
As a registered user, you can enjoy more PS content every month – for free.
Register
Already have an account? Log in