The COVID‐19 pandemic continues to be a major public health threat globally and low‐and
middle‐income countries (LMICs) are not an exception. The impact of the COVID‐19 …

The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures adopted are having a profound impact on a
major goal of public healthcare systems: universal access to health services. The objective …

Introduction The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has intensified the
urgency in addressing pressing global health access challenges and has also laid bare the …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has significant socio-economic implications for
numerous industries, including healthcare. Disruptions of essential health services were …

In health outcomes terms, the poorest countries stand to lose the most from these
disruptions. In this paper, we make the case for a rational approach to public sector health …

Background Integrated health service delivery (IHSD) is a promising approach to improve
health system resilience. However, there is a lack of evidence specific to the low/lower …

Background: COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV2 has seriously impacted the global
economy. Medical facilities around the world were not prepared for the enormous …

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered abrupt challenges for health care providers, requiring
them to simultaneously plan for and manage a rise of COVID-19 cases while maintaining …

Ensuring access to healthcare is critical to prevent illnesses and deaths from COVID-19 and
non-COVID-19 cases in health systems that have deteriorated during the pandemic. This …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic and global efforts to contain its spread, such as stay-
at-home orders and transportation shutdowns, have created new barriers to accessing …