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ArticleBMJ global health2023

The response to COVID-19 in Timor-Leste: lessons learnt.

Joshua R Francis, Rui Maria de Araujo, Odete da Silva Viegas, Sergio Lobo, Danina Coelho, Arvind Mathur, Vinay Bothra, Dongbao Yu, Anthony D K Draper, Jennifer Yan and 1 more

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Article in BMJ global health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Joshua R FrancisCentro Integrado de Gestao de Crises, Dili, Timor-Leste josh.francis@menzies.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0001-9302-4543
Rui Maria de AraujoCentro Integrado de Gestao de Crises, Dili, Timor-Leste.
Odete da Silva ViegasCentro Integrado de Gestao de Crises, Dili, Timor-Leste.
Sergio LoboCentro Integrado de Gestao de Crises, Dili, Timor-Leste.
Danina CoelhoCentro Integrado de Gestao de Crises, Dili, Timor-Leste.
Arvind MathurCentro Integrado de Gestao de Crises, Dili, Timor-Leste.
Vinay BothraCentro Integrado de Gestao de Crises, Dili, Timor-Leste.
Dongbao YuCentro Integrado de Gestao de Crises, Dili, Timor-Leste.
Anthony D K DraperGlobal and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Dili, Timor-Leste.
Jennifer YanGlobal and Tropical Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Dili, Timor-Leste.
Nelson MartinsCentro Integrado de Gestao de Crises, Dili, Timor-Leste.

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Timor-Leste offers lessons that may be useful for incorporating into future responses to infectious disease outbreaks in similar resource-limited settings. In this paper, we identify nine key areas for learning from Timor-Leste's experience of the COVID-19 pandemic: (1) the importance of prior preparation for health emergencies, (2) the establishment of effective leadership and governance structures, (3) the protective impact of early border restrictions, (4) the rapid expansion of diagnostic laboratory capacity, (5) the impact of effective health communications in supporting the vaccine roll-out, (6) the opportunity to build capacity for clinical care, (7) the use of public health interventions that were found to have limited public health impact, (8) the broader effects of the pandemic and the public health response and (9) translation of lessons from COVID-19 to other public health priorities.

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COVID-19PandemicsHumansTimor-LesteCOVID-19Health education and promotionHealth policyHealth systemsVaccines

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PMID37821115
PMCPMC10583031

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