Corona virus today. WHO, Unsafe Essential Health Services in All Countries

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According to the WHO, essential health services are not yet guaranteed in all countries

Two years after the outbreak, health systems still face significant challenges in providing essential health care. Continued malfunctions have been reported in more than 90% of the countries surveyed in the third chapter of the WHO Global Survey on the Continuity of Essential Health Services during Govt-19 Outbreaks. Countries have reported service disruptions to all major health areas, including sexual, reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health, immunization, nutrition, cancer treatment, mental health, neurological and substance use disorders, HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis, malaria, and tropical diseases. Geriatric care. Also, if the speed of the Covit-19 vaccine was high, regular immunization services would fit and work in the beginning. The findings of this latest study, conducted at the end of 2021, put health systems under severe pressure in all regions and countries of all income levels, with little or no improvement since the beginning of 2021, as previously investigated. Planned surgeries were canceled or postponed in 59% of countries, with one in 2 reporting interruptions in rehab and prophylactic treatment.