The Role of the Private Sector in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences From Four Health Systems.

ABSTRACT: As societies urbanize, their populations have become increasingly dependent on the private sector for essential services. The way the private sector responds to health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic can determine the health and economic wellbeing of urban populations, an effect amplified for poorer communities. Here we present a qualitative document analysis of media reports and policy documents in four low resource settings-Bangladesh, Ghana, Nepal, Nigeria-between January and September 2020. The review focuses on two questions: (i) Who are the private sector actors who have engaged in the COVID-19 first wave response and what was their role?; and (ii) How have national and sub-national governments engaged in, and with, the private sector response and what have been the effects

SUBMITTER: Wallace LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9195628 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature