Although resilience has been central to building health systems, conceptual clarity and
consensus on its measurement are murky. Refocusing the discourse from merely disease …

Disease outbreaks and catastrophes can affect countries at any time, causing substantial
human suffering and deaths and economic losses. If health systems are ill-equipped to deal …

Introduction Health systems have experienced major shocks and will continue to encounter
various forms of disruptions as observed in the increased frequency and intensity of …

Recent infectious disease outbreaks, including the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic and
Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have demonstrated the critical importance …

Disasters whether natural or man-made, pose major challenge to human health and
development in Africa; their impact on the health of individuals and communities are often …

Abstract The Fourth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research was themed around
'Resilient and responsive health systems for a changing world.'This commentary is the …

Abstract Background The 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak was a wake-up call regarding the
critical importance of resilient health systems. Fragile health systems can become …

The need for resilient health systems is recognized as important for the attainment of health
outcomes, given the current shocks to health services. Resilience has been defined as the …

Key Messages As evidenced by the 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak and the current coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the lack of resilient health systems results in an ineffective …

The overarching aim of this paper is to address the issue of building resilient health systems
in the context of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa which has brought renewed attention to …