Was priority setting considered in COVID-19 response planning? A global comparative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic forced governments across the world to consider how to prioritize resource allocation. Most countries produced pandemic preparedness plans that guide and coordinate healthcare, including how to allocate scarce resources such as ventilators, human resources, and therapeutics. The objective of this study was to compare and contrast the extent to which established parameters for effective priority setting (PS) were incorporated into COVID-19 pandemic response planning in several countries around the world.

Methods

We used the Kapriri and Martin framework for effective priority setting and performed a quantitative descriptive analysis to explore whether and how countries' type of health system, political, and economic contexts impacted the inclus

SUBMITTER: Velez CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11325004 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature