Health policy and leadership models during the COVID-19 pandemic: A review
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On March 11, 2020, the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Approximately 19.3 million people have now been infected and over 700,000 have died. This global public health crisis has since cascaded into a series of challenges for leaders around the world, threatening both the health and economy of populations. This paper attempts to compartmentalise leadership aspects, allowing a closer examination of published reports and the analysis of current outcomes, thus enabling the authors to formulate a number of evidence-based recommendations on the de-escalation of restrictions.
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Background
- Authors
- Nicola, M., Sohrabi, C., Mathew, G., Kerwan, A., Al-Jabir, A., Griffin, M., Agha, M., & Agha, R.
- Affiliations
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- Stanford University (US)
- Barts Health NHS Trust (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Nicola, Maria
- ORCID
- Venue
- International Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2020-09
- Volume
- 81
- Pages
- 122-129
- ISSN
- 1743-9159 (ISSN-L)
- 1743-9191
- PMC
- PMC7366988
- OpenAlex
- W3042832109
- Cited by
- 180
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 47 · 2022: 34 · 2021: 48 · 2020: 11
- FWCI
- 35.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Surgery (publishedVersion, public-domain)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Public Administration and Political Analysis
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Public Health Policies and Education
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges
- Keywords
- COVID-19 pandemic, health policy, leadership models, public health leadership, SARS-CoV-2, pandemic response, easing of restrictions, evidence-based recommendations, economic impact of pandemic
- MeSH terms
- Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Health Policy, Humans, Leadership, Pneumonia, Viral, Public Health, Coronavirus Infections, Pandemics
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