"It's Feeding the Beast": Lessons for Governance of Public Health Surveillance and Response From an Australian Case Study Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Public health is a core governmental responsibility, with ministries or departments of health responsible for setting and ensuring adherence to standards, managing performance and instituting reforms as required. Although North Queensland (NQ), Australia has a well-developed health infrastructure, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant vulnerabilities in its public health surveillance and response system. Globally, research has highlighted how human and cultural elements ("system software") influence the effectiveness of infrastructure, governance, and data systems ("system hardware"). This study examines the interaction between these elements to examine specific governance challenges and opportunities for strengthening communicable disease surveillance and response i

SUBMITTER: Topp SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12257200 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature