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cord-261695-2zg3j4x8	Boufkhed, Sabah	Preparedness of African palliative care services to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid assessment	2020-09-16		.txt	text/plain	3970	262	53	Most services (80%) reported having the capacity to use technology instead of face-to-face appointment, and half (52%) reported having palliative care protocols for symptom management and psychological support that could be shared with non-specialist staff in other healthcare settings. CONCLUSION: Our survey suggests that African palliative care services could support the wider health system's response to the COVID-19 pandemic with greater resources such as basic infection control materials. Three in five palliative care 113 services declared that cleaning staff were included in information sharing and training regarding 114 managing COVID19. Half of services reported having palliative care protocols for symptom management and 160 psychological support that could be shared with non-specialist staff in other healthcare facilities 161 (see Table 7 ). This study provides much-needed evidence on the preparedness and capacity of African palliative 238 care services to respond to COVID19 	./cache/cord-261695-2zg3j4x8.txt	./txt/cord-261695-2zg3j4x8.txt