Evidence of health system resilience in Myanmar during Cyclone Nargis: a qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study is to improve the understanding of the characteristics of health system resilience in Myanmar's response to Cyclone Nargis and to explore ways to improve resilience at the system level.

Design and setting

This is an explanatory qualitative study exploring the institutional capacity of resilience in Myanmar's health system. Analysis proceeded using a data-driven thematic analysis closely following the framework method. This process enabled comparisons and contrasts of key emergent themes between the participants, which later generated key results describing the foundational assets, barriers and opportunities for achieving resilience in Myanmar.

Participants

The study comprised of 12 in-depth interviews conducted with representatives from

SUBMITTER: Grimm PY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8461277 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature