A synthesis of concepts of resilience to inform operationalization of health systems resilience in recovery from disruptive public health events including COVID-19

ABSTRACT: This article is part of the Research Topic ‘Health Systems Recovery in the Context of COVID-19 and Protracted Conflict’ Health systems resilience has become a ubiquitous concept as countries respond to and recover from crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, war and conflict, natural disasters, and economic stressors inter alia. However, the operational scope and definition of health systems resilience to inform health systems recovery and the building back better agenda have not been elaborated in the literature and discourse to date. When widely used terms and their operational definitions appear nebulous or are not consistently used, it can perpetuate misalignment between stakeholders and investments. This can hinder progress in integrated approaches such as strengthening primary health c

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC10213627 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature