Reimagining global health systems for the 21st century: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
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### Summary box The COVID-19 pandemic is a timely reminder of the nature and impact of global health threats that could become Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).1 The virus has spread quickly to all countries (although with variable epidemiological patterns), and has overwhelmed even some of the most advanced health systems.2 As of 12 April 2021, the pandemic has caused more than 136 million cases and 2.93 million deaths.3 But beyond morbidity and mortality, it affects the whole of society and government, and causes serious socioeconomic loss.4–6 With the emergence and spread of new variants of the virus,7 it is highly likely that the virus will be circulating and staying with us for the foreseeable future. The longer and the more severe the pandemic, the greater are the social and economic disruptions and the political challenges.8 The COVID-19 pandemic spread throughout the world due to inadequate preparedness for global health security (GHS).9 The spread and consequence of the virus is intensified by gaps in the implementation …
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- Authors
- Assefa, Y., Gilks, C. F., van de Pas, R., Reid, S., Gete, D. G., & Van Damme, W.
- Affiliations
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
- Corresponding author
- Assefa, Yibeltal
- Venue
- BMJ Global Health
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2021-04
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- e004882
- ISSN
- 2059-7908 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8088119
- OpenAlex
- W3158371232
- Cited by
- 48
- References
- 63
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 4
- FWCI
- 10.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- doi.org
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- BMJ Global Health (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
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- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Global Security and Public Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Public Health Policies and Education
- Keywords
- global health systems, COVID-19 pandemic, global health security, public health emergency of international concern, health system preparedness, health system resilience, SARS-CoV-2 variants, global health governance
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, Delivery of Health Care, Humans, Global Health
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