Decision-making under epistemic, strategic and institutional uncertainty during COVID-19: findings from a six-country empirical study
We contribute to the theory and practice of public health crisis decision-making by presenting a unified national-level applied decision-making framework for events involving uncertainty. We provide practical guidance for approaches to enhance decision-making in future health crises that could also be used for other emergencies.
Authors
- Sumegha Asthana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4186-2136)
- Mohannad Al Nsour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1212-1611)
- Ibrahim Bola Gobir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3640-7772)
- Adachioma Chinonso Ihueze
- Tahmina Shirin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5061-3783)
- Mohammad Mushtuq Husain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6608-5744)
- J. J. Woo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2954-6432)
- Winifred Ukponu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2128-2129)
- Nevashan Govender (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3249-4263)
- Alexandra Phelan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3084-9158)
- Sanjana Mukherjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6039-9506)
- Clare Wenham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5378-3203)
- Claire J. Standley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4291-9723)
- Sonal Mathur Asthana
- Rou-Ting Lin
- Renee Vongai Mutare
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Georgetown University (US)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Independent Sector (US)
- Independent University, Bangladesh (BD)
- Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (JO)
- Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (BD)
- Center for Global Health (US)
- National Institute for Communicable Diseases
- London School of Economics and Political Science (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018124
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.60
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention