Hospitals early challenges and interventions combatting COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During rapidly evolving outbreaks, health services and essential medical care are interrupted as facilities have become overwhelmed responding to COVID-19. In the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), more than half of countries are affected by emergencies, hospitals face complex challenges as they respond to humanitarian crises, maintain essential services, and fight the pandemic. While hospitals in the EMR have adapted to combat COVID-19, evidence-based and context-specific recommendations are needed to guide policymakers and hospital managers on best practices to strengthen hospitals' readiness, limit the impact of the pandemic, and create lasting hospital sector improvements towards recovery and resilience.

Aim

Guided by the WHO/EMR's "Hospital readiness checkli

SUBMITTER: Ravaghi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9165776 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature