Role of a primary healthcare approach in COVID-19 pandemic response in the eastern Mediterranean region: multicountry case study synthesis
Priority areas for a comprehensive action agenda for PHC-oriented disease preparedness and response in EMR would benefit from establishing comprehensive PHC-oriented models of care; better resourcing PC; activating an emergency funding pool and strengthening community engagement. Advancing this agenda would contribute to ensuring the health security goal while progressing towards universal health coverage in EMR.
Authors
- Shehla Abbas Zaidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7620-9247)
- Kumanan Rasanathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9347-1765)
- Nour Ataya
- Alexandra Edelman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2021-5266)
- Fadi El‐Jardali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4084-6524)
- Awad Mataria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5499-3667)
- Hagar Azab
- Robert Marten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2416-2309)
- Faraz Khalid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3225-6230)
- Hassan Salah
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- Menzies School of Health Research (AU)
- American University of Beirut Medical Center (LB)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EG)
- Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (CH)
- University College London (GB)
- American University of Beirut (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017700
- Primary Topic
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00