Comparative content analysis of national health policies, strategies and plans before and after COVID-19 among OECD and BRICS countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant limitations in health systems worldwide and emphasized the need for updated National Health Policies, Strategies, and Plans (NHPSPs). This study aimed to evaluate the NHPSPs of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) countries before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, it explored each country's commitment to strengthening health systems to address health threats and analyzed the specific changes made.

Methods

NHPSP documents from the WHO document repository and official governmental websites were systematically searched. Data were extracted using a standardized template. A coding framework was inductively developed to sort qualitati

SUBMITTER: Song J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11843992 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature