Evaluating COVID-19 decision-making in a humanitarian setting: The case study of Somalia.

ABSTRACT: The global COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in its scope and impact. While a great deal of research has been directed towards the response in high-income countries, relatively little is known about the way in which decision-makers in low-income and crisis-affected countries have contended with the epidemic. Through use of an a priori decision framework, we aimed to evaluate the process of policy and operational decision-making in relation to the COVID-19 response in Somalia, a chronically fragile country, focusing particularly on the use of information and the role of transparency. We undertook a desk review, observed a number of key decision-making fora and conducted a series of key informant and focus group discussions with a range of decision-makers including state authority, civil so

SUBMITTER: Warsame A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021687 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature