Expert perspectives on priorities for supporting health security in the Pacific region through health systems strengthening.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has reiterated the interdependence of health security and health systems, and the need for resilient health systems to prevent large-scale impacts of infectious disease outbreaks and other acute public health events. Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic has led to discussions on how to "build back better", making it important to identify lessons to strengthen health systems and prevent future shocks from health security threats. Limited data exist on effective implementable initiatives, especially for the Pacific region. We explored the perceptions of a selection of experts with field experience in the Pacific region to identify and prioritise areas for future health system investments that strengthen health security. We conducted a qualitative cross-sectional study

SUBMITTER: Rendell N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021329 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature