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The COVID-19 - Health Systems Nexus

Emerging Trends, Issues and Dynamics in Zimbabwe

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Editors:
  1. Lazarus Chapungu

    1. Exxaro Chair in Climate and Sustainability Transitions, Institute for Corporate Citizenship, University of South Africa, Unisa, South Africa

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  2. David Chikodzi

    1. Exxaro Chair in Climate and Sustainability Transitions, Institute for Corporate Citizenship, University of South Africa, Unisa, South Africa

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  3. Kaitano Dube

    1. Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Public Relations Management Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa

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  • Presents chapters documenting COVID-19 health systems nexus in Zimbabwe and other parts of the world
  • Examines health system dynamics in a COVID-19 constrained environment, related impacts, and vaccine uptake & diplomacy
  • The book takes a multi trans and interdisciplinary approach, featuring a collective research effort from 51 authors

Part of the book series: Global Perspectives on Health Geography (GPHG)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction: COVID-19-Health Systems Nexus—The Trends and Dynamics

      • Lazarus Chapungu, Kaitano Dube, David Chikodzi
      Pages 3-19

  3. Health System Dynamics in a COVID-19 Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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    2. The COVID-19 Pandemic in Zimbabwe: A Spatial and Temporal Perspective

      • Evans Chazireni, Lazarus Chapungu, Godwell Nhamo
      Pages 23-38

    3. Public Safety and Health Systems in the Context of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe: Gaps and Prospects

      • Kelvin Zhanda
      Pages 39-66

    4. Devolution as a Health Governance Paradigm Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in Zimbabwe: Convergences and Divergences

      • Kelvin Zhanda, Leonard Chitongo
      Pages 67-98

    5. Global COVID-19 Pandemic: A Strategic Opportunity for Operationalizing One Health Approach in Zimbabwe

      • Aaron Mabaso, Taona Museva, Emmerson Chivhenge, Godwin K. Zingi, Leonard Chitongo
      Pages 99-123

    6. An Analysis of the Dynamics of COVID-19 Pandemic in Zimbabwe Using the Extended SEIR Model with Treatment and Quarantine

      • Confess Matete, Justin Chirima, Eriyoti Chikodza, Isaac Nyambiya, Zakio Makuvara, Dominic Mashoko et al.
      Pages 125-145

    7. Indigenous Health Practices and Lifestyles: Can They Help Zimbabwe Transform Its Health Systems in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic?

      • Jerikias Marumure, Zakio Makuvara, Lawrence Sawunyama, Claudious Gufe, Tracy Marumure
      Pages 147-167

    8. Virtual Communities in Supporting Access to Health Services During COVID-19 Pandemic: The Implications and Impact on Zimbabwe’s Health System

      • Gladman Jekese, Kudakwashe Zvarevashe, Wellington Makondo, Ivy Jean Marima, Chiedza Hwata
      Pages 169-185

  4. COVID-19 Restrictive Measures and Related Impacts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
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    2. Decongesting Global Cities as Part of Health Reform in the Era of COVID-19: Impacts and Implications for Zimbabwe

      • Isaac Nyambiya, Lawrence Sawunyama
      Pages 189-208

    3. Deciphering Synergies and Trade-Offs Between COVID-19 Measures and the Progress Towards SDG 15-Life on Land in Zimbabwe

      • David Chikodzi, Lazarus Chapungu
      Pages 209-220

    4. The Impact of COVID-19 on Economic Development in Zimbabwe: Implications on the Health Delivery System

      • Evans Chazireni, Boycen Kumira Mudzengi, Gideon Walter Mutanda
      Pages 221-235

  6. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 293-293
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About this book

This contributed volume, based on papers presented at a conference held in Zimbabwe in mid-2021, examines the nexus between Zimbabwe’s health systems and the COVID-19 pandemic. The collection of papers contained here is diverse and covers topics from how health systems handled (or didn’t handle) surges to health communication during a global pandemic to economic and environmental impacts of the pandemic in Zimbabwe. Editors Drs. Edward Kunonga, Lazarus Chapungu, and David Chikodzi set the stage for these pieces with an introductory chapter that describes the health systems in Zimbabwe and offers an overview of the effects of the pandemic felt in the country. Their concluding chapter synthesizes trends and issues emerging from the chapters and recommends policy directions regarding health management systems in Zimbabwe and elsewhere in the face of this and future pandemics.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Exxaro Chair in Climate and Sustainability Transitions, Institute for Corporate Citizenship, University of South Africa, Unisa, South Africa

    Lazarus Chapungu, David Chikodzi

  • Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Public Relations Management Vaal University of Technology, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa

    Kaitano Dube

About the editors

Lazarus Chapungu (Editor-in-Chief) is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Institute for Corporate Citizenship, UNISA. He has worked as a senior lecturer and research chair in the Department of Physics, Geography and Environmental Science at Great Zimbabwe University. He served as a chapter scientist in the 6th Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Working Group III Chapter 2. His research interests are in contemporary environmental issues, climate change, sustainable development and biodiversity. 

David Chikodzi (Co-Editor) is a Post-doctoral research fellow in the Exxaro Chair in Business and Climate Change at the University of South Africa. He holds a PhD in Geography and Environment Science from the University of the Western Cape (South Africa), Masters’ degree in Environmental Policy and Planning, as well as a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree in Geography from the University of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe). 

Kaitano Dube (Co-Editor) is an Associate Professor of Tourism Geography at Vaal University of Technology. He is a National Research of Foundation Y2-rated researcher who has researched and widely published (books and journal articles) on climate change, tourism, aviation, COVID-19 and sustainability. He is currently an editor of Tourism Geographies and Associate Editor of Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism. He holds a PhD in Environmental Management and an MSc in Geography from the University of South Africa. He graduated with Hons BSc from Midlands State University.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The COVID-19 - Health Systems Nexus

  • Book Subtitle: Emerging Trends, Issues and Dynamics in Zimbabwe

  • Editors: Lazarus Chapungu, David Chikodzi, Kaitano Dube

  • Series Title: Global Perspectives on Health Geography

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21602-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-21601-5Published: 13 January 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-21604-6Published: 14 January 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-21602-2Published: 12 January 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2522-8005

  • Series E-ISSN: 2522-8013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 306

  • Topics: Human Geography, Public Health

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