Perceived impacts of COVID-19 responses on routine health service delivery in Liberia and UK: cross-country lessons for resilient health systems for equitable service delivery during pandemics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 has caused significant public health problems globally, with catastrophic impacts on health systems. This study explored the adaptations to health services in Liberia and Merseyside UK at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (January-May 2020) and their perceived impact on routine service delivery. During this period, transmission routes and treatment pathways were as yet unknown, public fear and health care worker fear was high and death rates among vulnerable hospitalised patients were high. We aimed to identify cross-context lessons for building more resilient health systems during a pandemic response.

Methods

The study employed a cross-sectional qualitative design with a collective case study approach involving simultaneous comparison of COVID-19 re

SUBMITTER: Alhassan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10057690 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature