TITLE:
Contribution of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Human Development of Young Researchers at Institut Pasteur de Côte d’Ivoire
AUTHORS:
Yao Serge Stéphane, Kouamé Kouassi Bernadin, Kragbe Daugbley Guy Roland, Golly Koffi Julien, Diplo Tchepé Flore Bernadette, Anné Bléssa Jean Claude, Dosso Mireille
KEYWORDS:
Pandemic, COVID-19, Human Development, Management, Travelers
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Infectious Diseases,
Vol.12 No.4,
October
28,
2022
ABSTRACT: The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has compelled Institut Pasteur de Cote d’Ivoire (IPCI) to set up strategies for an outstanding mobilisation of human resources to fight against it. Among these strategies, we can quote the screening of people requesting COVID-19 tests at IPCI for emergency travel after the lifting of flight restrictions. Newly recruited Young researchers at IPCI, as well as Ph.D. students and trainees, were mobilised. This document describes firstly, the benefits, knowledge acquired, and difficulties encountered, and secondly, recommendations to be followed for a future large-scale epidemic. This study helped to outline some achievements, such as upgrading the talents of young researchers, strong collaboration between young researchers from different fields, and between IPCI and other institutions. The lessons learned are numerous, including mood and stress management. The difficulties encountered during this study are mainly misunderstandings, increased workload, and insufficient awareness of COVID-19 travel test procedures. These results are relevant for a possible pandemic management in our country, as well as in other African countries.