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Coordinated multi-sectoral efforts needed to address the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from China and the United States
- Source :
- Global Health Research and Policy, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2020), Global Health Research and Policy
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.
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Abstract
- The COVID-19 pandemic has caused staggering human and economic costs. We outline four key lessons learned from efforts to address the pandemic in China and the US. First, effective surveillance, reporting, and contact tracing are needed to contain an epidemic at its emergence and to mitigate its impact at a later stage. Second, multi-sectoral efforts to offer incentives for those with no or minor symptoms to seek care and to quarantine themselves are critical, which would need concerted efforts from payers, providers, and public health. Third, sustained and routine prevention efforts involving both the public and the health systems will prove to be useful in times of a pandemic. Fourth, a strong public health system is essential and will be appreciated at times of urgency. Concerted multi-sectoral efforts are required to address COVID-19 pandemic with strong leadership from the public health sector.
- Subjects :
- China
Economic growth
medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science)
Epidemiology
01 natural sciences
Disease Outbreaks
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Public health surveillance
law
Economic cost
Quarantine
Pandemic
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
0101 mathematics
Pandemics
health care economics and organizations
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
Health Policy
Public health
010102 general mathematics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
COVID-19
lcsh:RA1-1270
United States
Public health system
Incentive
Commentary
Public Health
Business
Multi-sectoral efforts
Contact tracing
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 23970642
- Volume :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Global Health Research and Policy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d169fda332266931317a02a63124978f