Reorganising for COVID-19 pandemic: A review of structural modifications by the department of internal medicine in low to middle-income countries

Authors

Shakeel Ur Rehman, Aga Khan University
Muhammad Arslan Ahmed, Aga Khan University
Ghufran Adnan, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Maria Ali Khan, Aga Khan University

Document Type

Article

Department

Cardiology; Internal Medicine

Abstract

Scientists classified the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as a novel coronavirus on January 7, 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledged the SARS-CoV-2 outburst a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020. Since its origin, this virus has disrupted the best healthcare systems, economies, and strained financial resources; and for underdeveloped countries' healthcare systems, the virus has become a crisis. To tackle the potential hazards from this virus, our Department restructured the services that not only helped us to cope with the pandemic, but also provided an example to copy for other contemporary institutes. This article aims to describe the measures and structural changes undertaken by the Internal Medicine Department, Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, Pakistan. Key Words: COVID-19, Internal medicine, Structural modifications, Pandemic.

Publication (Name of Journal)

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP

Recommended Citation

Rehman, S. U., Ahmed, M. A., Adnan, G., Khan, M. A. (2020). Reorganising for COVID-19 pandemic: A review of structural modifications by the department of internal medicine in low to middle-income countries. Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, 30(Supplement 2), S176-S177.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_med_med/635