Joint External Evaluation scores and communicable disease deaths: An ecological study on the difference between epidemics and pandemics.

ABSTRACT: The Joint External Evaluation (JEE) assesses national capacities to implement the International Health Regulations (IHR). Previous studies have found that higher JEE scores are associated with fewer communicable disease deaths. But given the impact of COVID-19 in many countries, including those believed to have developed IHR capacities, the validity of the JEE for pandemic preparedness has been questioned. We constructed univariable and multivariable linear regression models to investigate the relationship between JEE scores and i) deaths from communicable diseases before the pandemic and ii) deaths from COVID-19. We adjusted for country differences in age, health system access, national wealth, health expenditure, democratic governance, government restrictions, pre-pandemic tourist arriva

SUBMITTER: Jain V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021717 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature