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Health security capacities in the context of COVID-19 outbreak: an analysis of International Health Regulations annual report data from 182 countries

The Lancet, 2020
Background Public health measures to prevent, detect, and respond to events are essential to control public health risks, including infectious disease outbreaks, as highlighted in the International Health Regulations (IHR).
N. Kandel, S. Chungong, Abbas Omaar, Jun Xing   +3 more
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Global Health Security Index not a proven surrogate for health systems capacity to respond to pandemics: The case of COVID-19

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2022
Introduction Global Health Security borders on prevention, detection and response to public health threats like the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Global Health Security Index (GHSI) of 2019 and 2021 revealed the world remains ill-prepared to
R. Alhassan, E. Nketiah-Amponsah, A. Afaya, S. M. Salia, A. Abuosi, J. Nutor   +5 more
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The Role of Scientific Collections in Scientific Preparedness

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015
Building on the findings and recommendations of the Interagency Working Group on Scientific Collections, Scientific Collections International (SciColl) aims to improve the rapid access to science collections across disciplines within the federal ...
Diane DiEuliis
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A rapid review of best practices in the development of risk registers for public health emergency management

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionPublic health organizations (PHO) must prepare to respond to a range of emergencies. This represents an ongoing challenge in an increasingly connected world, where the scope, complexity, and diversity of public health threats (PHT) have ...
Danylo Kostirko, Jiawei Zhao, Melissa Lavigne, Benoit Hermant, Liam Totten   +4 more
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Strategies to Promote Health System Strengthening and Global Health Security at the Subnational Level in a World Changed by COVID-19

Global Health: Science and Practice Journal, 2022
Structural weaknesses in national health systems have led to huge variations in responses to COVID-19. This calls for a unified approach to health security and essential health services as public health threats and the expectation for health care systems
M. Alilio, Neetu Hariharan, Eliza Lugten, Kama Garrison, R. Bright, Wilberforce Owembabazi, U. Inyang, Saad El-Din Hassan, Kelly Saldaña   +8 more
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Fragmented health systems in COVID-19: rectifying the misalignment between global health security and universal health coverage

The Lancet, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed enormous strain on countries around the world, exposing long-standing gaps in public health and exacerbating chronic inequities. Although research and analyses have attempted to draw important lessons on how to strengthen
Arush Lal, N. Erondu, D. Heymann, Githinji Gitahi, R. Yates   +4 more
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Analysing COVID-19 outcomes in the context of the 2019 Global Health Security (GHS) Index

BMJ Global Health, 2021
Introduction The Global Health Security Index benchmarks countries’ capacities to carry out the functions necessary to prevent, detect and respond to biological threats.
Sophie Rose, Michael Paterra, C. Isaac, Jessica Bell, Amanda Stucke, A. Hagens, Sarah M. Tyrrell, Michael Guterbock, J. Nuzzo   +8 more
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Global Health Security: A Blueprint for the Future

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
Lawrence Gostin’s Global Health Security: A Blueprint for the Future comes along at an opportune time, as a pandemic reminds humankind of the importance of public health response to our wellbeing and security (Figure).
Katherine M Bianchi
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Utilization of social health security scheme among the households of Illam district, Nepal

PLoS ONE, 2022
Background Nepal has implemented the social health security program in certain health facilities to improve access to quality health services. The aim of the study is to understand the utilization pattern of social health security schemes and community’s
Sanjeeb Shah, N. Jha, V. Khanal, Gyanu Nepal Gurung, Babita Sharma, M. Shrestha   +5 more
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Ethical health security in the age of antimicrobial resistance

BMJ Global Health, 2022
Objective Owing to its potential human, social and economic costs, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is frequently referred to as a threat to health security.
Kari Pahlman, Anson Fehross, G. J. Fox, Diego S. Silva   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source