Resilience of primary healthcare system across low- and middle-income countries during COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Globally, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic tested the resilience of the health system and its shock-absorbing capacity to continue offering healthcare services. The available evidences does not provide comprehensive insight into primary health care (PHC) system functioning across low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) during the pandemic. Therefore, the objective of this scoping review was to generate evidence on the resilience of PHC systems in LMICs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

A scoping review was carried out utilizing an iterative search strategy using the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the WHO COVID-19 electronic databases. Data from the identified studies in LMICs were charted in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systema

SUBMITTER: Pradhan NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10507852 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature