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ArticleFrontiers in public health2022

The World Health Organization's Frontline Support to Countries During the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020.

Amy Coates, Kathleen Taylor Warren, Corey Henderson, Michelle McPherson, Offeibea Obubah, Peter Graaff, Shambhu Acharya

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors.

Amy CoatesCountry Strategy and Support, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Kathleen Taylor WarrenCOVID-19 Country Technical Support, Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Corey HendersonCOVID-19 Country Technical Support, Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Michelle McPhersonConsultant, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Offeibea ObubahCountry Strategy and Support, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Peter GraaffHealth Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Shambhu AcharyaCountry Strategy and Support, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on January 30, 2020. WHO rapidly scaled up its response including through its 149 country offices to support Member States prepare for and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article describes the frontline role of the WHO Country Offices (WCOs) and demonstrates that WHO utilized its existing country presence to deliver its global program of work during this unprecedented emergency. Using data collected from the 2020 WHO COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan monitoring and evaluation framework assessments, plus data collected in a quantitative survey completed by 149 WCOs during 2020, this article describes how WHO supported national authorities and partners through leadership, policy dialogue, strategic support, technical assistance, and service delivery, in line with WHO's current 5-year strategic plan, the WHO 13th General Programme of Work 2019-2023. Country level case studies were used to further illustrate actions taken by WCOs. WHO's achievements notwithstanding, the Organization faced several key challenges in the first year of the response. Recommendations to enhance WHO presence in countries for future emergency prevention, preparedness and response, from several independent reviews, were presented to the World Health Assembly in May 2021 and relevant recommendations are presented in this article.

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COVID-19Global HealthHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2World Health OrganizationCOVID-19pandemic responseSARS-CoV-2technical assistanceWorld Health OrganizationWorld Health Organization country offices

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PMCPMC8971552

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