ReviewCureus2023
Pakistan's COVID-19 Prevention and Control Response Using the World Health Organization's Guidelines for Epidemic Response Interventions.
Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Comparison of Lockdown Practices and COVID-19 Beliefs Among Public-Facing Bankers and Work-From-Home Teachers.Cureus · 2025Article
- Understanding the ability of households to cope with economic shocks: an empirical study of Pakistan during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- An examination of multiple illness and social related stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mental health; findings from a birth cohort in rural Pakistan.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Stewarding COVID-19 health systems response in Pakistan: what more can be done for a primary health care approach to future pandemics?BMJ global health · 2025Review
- A Health Systems Strengthening Approach to Address the High Burden of Hepatitis C in Pakistan.Journal of viral hepatitis · 2025Review
- Monkeypox Vaccine Hesitancy Among Healthcare Workers in Pakistan.Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives · 2024Article
- Mortality trends in people with disabilities before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, 2017-2022.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Geoepidemiological perspective on COVID-19 pandemic review, an insight into the global impact.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
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Abstract
Massive coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) devastation was anticipated in Pakistan due to poor track record of responding to epidemics. However, by adopting effective and timely response measures under strong government leadership, Pakistan averted a significant number of infections. We present the government of Pakistan's efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, using the World Health Organization's guidelines for epidemic response intervention. The sequence of interventions is presented under the epidemic response stages, namely anticipation, early detection, containment-control, and mitigation. Key factors of Pakistan's response included decisive political leadership and implementation of a coordinated and evidence-informed strategy. Moreover, early control measures, mobilization of front-line health workers for contact tracing, public awareness campaigns, 'smart lockdowns', and massive vaccination drives are key strategies that helped flatten the curve. These interventions and lessons learnt can help countries and regions struggling with COVID-19 to develop successful strategies to flatten the curve and enhance disease response preparedness.
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