The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Education in a Sub- Saharan African Country (Kenya)

Authors: Mwang’ombe NJM*

DOI: 10.23880/ijsst-16000199

Volume 8, Issue 1

Abstract

In 2019 the World was faced with a new infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2), the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The disease was first reported in China in December 2019 and due to its rapid spread, the disease was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 30 January 2020 and a pandemic on 11 March 2020 [1]. However, by March 2023, the disease was no longer considered as a PHEIC by WHO, but an ongoing COVID-19 disease [1]. The COVID-19 pandemic and its current status as an on-going disease will affect medical education, healthcare and the achievement of the United Nations health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), especially in the low and middle income countries (LMIC).

Keywords: Millennium; Development; Goals; Residents

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