“…The COVID-19 syndemic and other conditions have not only posed a challenge to health systems but have also exposed gaps within the healthcare delivery system in many HICs (e.g., Italy, Spain, and the United States) and LMICS (e.g., Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Mexico, and Brazil). Due to COVID-19, the priorities of health services have shifted; as a result, the progress required to achieve Sustainable Development Goals is threatened (37).…”