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cord-347778-b2ufs25y	Ebigbo, Alanna	Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gastrointestinal endoscopy in Africa	2020-08-07		.txt	text/plain	2117	127	50	Methods A web-based survey was conducted by the International Working Group of the European Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the World Endoscopy Organization to determine the impact and effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on endoscopists in African countries. As with all other fields of medical practice, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted gastrointestinal endoscopy, especially with regards to triage and prioritization of patients and procedures, cleaning and disinfection of equipment as well as protection of health care workers (HCW) [11, 12] . To acquire information on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in SSA including changes in endoscopic activity, availability of PPE, use of pre-endoscopic screening measures, and capacity of endoscopy units in general, a web-based survey with 29 questions (Appendix 1) was distributed to 86 gastroenterology and endoscopy centres across northern and central Africa and SSA.	./cache/cord-347778-b2ufs25y.txt	./txt/cord-347778-b2ufs25y.txt