Local health systems resilience in managing the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from Mexico.

ABSTRACT: The concept of resilience was applied to the public health field to investigate the way health systems are impacted by health crises, what conditions allow them to mitigate the blow and how they reorganize once the crisis is over. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus represented a global challenge demanding immediate response to an unprecedented health crisis. Various voices drew attention to the intensity of the crisis in countries with greater inequalities, where the pandemic converged with other social emergencies. We documented the experiences of health personnel who faced the pandemic at the primary care level while simultaneously maintaining the functioning of other areas of medical care. Our results derived from a qualitative study comprising 103 participant

SUBMITTER: Juarez-Ramirez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9278258 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature