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The response to COVID-19 in Timor-Leste: lessons learnt

Authors :
Jennifer Yan
Vinay Bothra
Nelson Martins
Joshua R Francis
Anthony D K Draper
Rui Maria de Araujo
Odete da Silva Viegas
Sergio Lobo
Danina Coelho
Arvind Mathur
Dongbao Yu
Source :
BMJ Global Health, Vol 8, Iss 10 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
BMJ Publishing Group, 2023.

Abstract

The response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Timor-Leste offers lessons that may be useful for incorporating into future responses to infectious disease outbreaks in similar resource-limited settings. In this paper, we identify nine key areas for learning from Timor-Leste’s experience of the COVID-19 pandemic: (1) the importance of prior preparation for health emergencies, (2) the establishment of effective leadership and governance structures, (3) the protective impact of early border restrictions, (4) the rapid expansion of diagnostic laboratory capacity, (5) the impact of effective health communications in supporting the vaccine roll-out, (6) the opportunity to build capacity for clinical care, (7) the use of public health interventions that were found to have limited public health impact, (8) the broader effects of the pandemic and the public health response and (9) translation of lessons from COVID-19 to other public health priorities.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20597908
Volume :
8
Issue :
10
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
BMJ Global Health
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1ca7830146214026a82d705e95fb832c
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013573