Experiences in COVID-19 clinical management and health-care pathways in the Western Pacific

Abstract

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has transformed clinical practice and health systems. This paper provides an overview of COVID-19 clinical management and health-care pathway challenges that the World Health Organization and its Member States in the Western Pacific Region have faced. The experiences and lessons identified can help countries to better prepare for future pandemics.

WPSAR after 14 volumes: achievements and future directions

“…Over the past 14 years, WPSAR has consistently published four quarterly issues per year, plus special editions on timely topics. These special editions have covered the response to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines (2015), ( 2 ) the centennial of the 1918 influenza pandemic (2018), ( 3 ) COVID-19 clinical management and health-care pathways (2023) ( 4 ) and the establishment of emergency medical teams in the Pacific (2023). ( 5 ) Additionally, while COVID-19 was declared a public health emergency of international concern by WHO (January 2020 to May 2023), ( 6 ) each quarterly issue featured a section dedicated to COVID-19 articles.…”