COVID-19: transformative actions for more equitable, resilient, sustainable societies and health systems in the Americas

Etienne, Carissa F.; Fitzgerald, James; Almeida, Gisele; Birmingham, Maureen; Brana, Monica; Báscolo, Ernesto; Cid, Camilo; Pescetto, Claudia

doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003509

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“…Any adaptation must enhance the community, that is, it must produce a positive result (positive trajectory) for its situation after experiencing difficulties (Eachus, 2014). Because this pandemic has confirmed the precarious and interdependent relationship between health and the economy in the context of disease outbreaks (Etienne et al, 2020). Although the level of adaptation of each individual is different, in these conditions their adaptability will obviously be noticed.…”

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Analysis of The Resilience Conditions of Individual, Family, and Community during The Covid-19 Pandemic

Hasanah

Boriboon

Jubaedah

et al. 2021

Journal of Nonformal Education

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The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, a disaster that shocked the whole world, has affected various aspects of people's lives, including the resilience of society, especially the poor. This study aims to see the condition of the resilience of the poor in Bandung in facing the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey method was chosen to obtain the latest data flexibly with a total of 200 respondents, through the distribution of a questionnaire of 40 items consisting of aspects of individual, family, and community resilience. The results show that individual resilience is very dominant during the COVID-19 pandemic disaster, this mutually affects family resilience and community resilience. The most dominant factor in the resilience of individuals and families is the factor of spirituality and optimism in facing this epidemic, the factors that affect community resilience are individual interactions in community activities in the security, social and religious fields

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 85%

Analysis of The Resilience Conditions of Individual, Family, and Community during The Covid-19 Pandemic

Hasanah

Boriboon

Jubaedah

et al. 2021

Journal of Nonformal Education

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“…The various national strategies taken to control viral transmission are widely debated 2,3 . However, the relative success of these strategies depends largely on how an existing health system is organized, governed and financed across all levels in a coordinated manner 4 . The pandemic has exposed the limitations of many health systems, including some that have been previously classified as high performing and resilient 5 .…”

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Health systems resilience in managing the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from 28 countries

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Foo²,

Abdalla

et al. 2021

Nat Med

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Health systems resilience is key to learning lessons from country responses to crises such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this perspective, we review COVID-19 responses in 28 countries using a new health systems resilience framework. Through a combination of literature review, national government submissions and interviews with experts, we conducted a comparative analysis of national responses. We report on domains addressing governance and financing, health workforce, medical products and technologies, public health functions, health service delivery and community engagement to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19. We then synthesize four salient elements that underlie highly effective national responses and offer recommendations toward strengthening health systems resilience globally.

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“…For instance, food or health systems suffer from workforce shortage and/or structural limitations, to the detriment of the most vulnerable communities (Willan et al 2020 ; Laborde et al 2020 ). Health care systems around the globe reached their capacity limits, even among the wealthiest countries (Sachs et al 2020 ), demonstrating the value of publicly funded and universal health systems (Oliver 2020 ; Etienne et al 2020 ). Severe restrictions to mobility (lockdown) to combat the progression of the pandemic has exacerbated existing social inequalities between and within countries (von Braun et al 2020 ).…”

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“…However, socio-economic systems are based on individual and collective decisions (at least in democracies), and they can be changed. The COVID-19 crisis has shown that governance plays a crucial role in the successful response to a major crisis and that structural and transformative changes need strong yet transparent political leadership and investments (Etienne et al 2020 ). While more authoritarian approaches (e.g.…”

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Building up an ecologically sustainable and socially desirable post-COVID-19 future

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COVID-19 crisis has emphasized how poorly prepared humanity is to cope with global disasters. However, this crisis also offers a unique opportunity to move towards a more sustainable and equitable future. Here, we identify the underlying environmental, social, and economic chronic causes of the COVID-19 crisis. We argue in favour of a holistic view to initiate a socio-economic transition to improve the prospects for global sustainability and human well-being. Alternative approaches to “Business-As-Usual” for guiding the transition are already available for implementation. Yet, to ensure a successful and just transition, we need to change our priorities towards environmental integrity and well-being. This necessarily means environmental justice, a different worldview and a closer relationship with nature.

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COVID-19: transformative actions for more equitable, resilient, sustainable societies and health systems in the Americas

Cited by 39 publications

References 6 publications

Analysis of The Resilience Conditions of Individual, Family, and Community during The Covid-19 Pandemic

Analysis of The Resilience Conditions of Individual, Family, and Community during The Covid-19 Pandemic

Health systems resilience in managing the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from 28 countries

Building up an ecologically sustainable and socially desirable post-COVID-19 future

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