Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Services Delivery for Cardiovascular Disease Patients: A Bird’s Eye View

Desire Aime Nshimirimana1*, Donald Kokonya2, Anthony Gikonyo3, Premanand Ponoth3, Dan Gikonyo3, Betty Gikonyo3 and Japheth Mativo Nzioki4 1Clinical Department, Branches, The Karen Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya 2Department of Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega, Kenya 3Department of Cardiology, The Karen Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya 4School of Public Health, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Juja, Kenya

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