ReviewEmerging infectious diseases2022
Exploratory Literature Review of the Role of National Public Health Institutes in COVID-19 Response.
Review in Emerging infectious diseases, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- National public health institutes in Africa: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- From crisis to resilience: Catalysing epidemic and pandemic preparedness through National Public Health Institutes.SSM - health systems · 2026Article
- National Public Health Institutes Organizational Strengthening Module Framework: Applying Organizational Development Principles.Annals of global health · 2026Article
- Beyond benchmarking: Using WHO's NPHA capability framework as a driver of institutional reform.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Governance and structure of national public health agencies: a critical foundation for strengthening public health security.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Surveillance system integration: reporting the results of a global multicountry survey.Public health · 2024Article
- Essential public health functions are not enough: fostering linkages between functions through National Public Health Institutes improves public health impact.BMJ global health · 2023Review
- Global Responses to the COVID-19 PandemicEmerging infectious diseases · 2022Review
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Authors and funding
4 authors.
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Abstract
To help explain the diversity of COVID-19 outcomes by country, research teams worldwide are studying national government response efforts. However, these attempts have not focused on a critical national authority that exists in half of the countries in the world: national public health institutes (NPHIs). NPHIs serve as an institutional home for public health systems and expertise and play a leading role in epidemic responses. To characterize the role of NPHIs in the COVID-19 response, we conducted a descriptive literature review that explored the research documented during March 2020-May 2021. We conducted a name-based search of 61 NPHIs in the literature, representing over half of the world's NPHIs. We identified 33 peer-reviewed and 300 gray articles for inclusion. We describe the most common NPHI-led COVID-19 activities that are documented and identify gaps in the literature. Our findings underscore the value of NPHIs for epidemic control and establish a foundation for primary research.
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