ArticleAnnals of global health2020
Rethinking the COVID-19 Pandemic: Back to Public Health.
Article in Annals of global health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Re-evaluating Our Knowledge of Health System Resilience During COVID-19: Lessons From the First Two Years of the Pandemic.International journal of health policy and management · 2023Review
- Reasons for Turnover of Kansas Public Health Officials during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Global Health Strategies in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Unprecedented Threats.Journal of Korean medical science · 2022Review
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- Towards applying the essential public health functions for building health systems resilience: A renewed list and key enablers for operationalization.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Indonesian Anesthesiologists Preparedness for COVID-19 Surge Capacity in the Early Pandemic.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2022Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted vast differences across countries in their responses to the emergency and their capacities to implement public health measures that could slow the progression of the disease. As public health systems are the first line of defense during pandemics, it has become clear that sustained investment in strengthening public health infrastructure is a major need in all countries, irrespective of income levels. Drawing on the successful experiences of Switzerland, Georgia, and New Zealand in dealing with COVID-19, we suggest prioritizing core public health capacities with links to the International Health Regulations, improving international cooperation, coordination, and multisectoral action, addressing health inequities by targeting vulnerable groups, and enhancing health literacy, including through sophisticated and sustained communication campaigns to build resilience. These measures will ensure that health systems and communities will be better prepared for the disruptions that future disease outbreaks will inevitably bring.
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