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 …

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 …

Recent health system shocks such as the Ebola disease outbreak have focused global
health attention on the notion of resilient health systems. In this commentary, we reflect on …

Executive summary The experience gained from health systems shocks and their health and
socioeconomic impacts underscores the need to build health systems resilience deliberately …

Since the COVID-19 virus was first identified early in 2020, it has killed an estimated 20
million people worldwide and wreaked economic damage estimated to be higher than $13 …

This supplement of Health Policy and Planning links to the 2016 Fourth Global Symposium
on Health Systems Research in Vancouver, and reflects the richness of its discussions …

Disease outbreaks and health emergencies cause substantial human suffering, death and
economic loss. Such events push weak health systems to a breaking point, as witnessed …

The recent Ebola crisis in West Africa revealed the devastating consequences of weak and
unprepared national health systems. It also highlighted a lack of timely and well-coordinated …

Abstract The 2014–2016 West African Ebola outbreak demonstrated the extent to which
local social and political dynamics shape health system responses to crises such as …

As countries confront and adapt to the impact of COVID-19, policymakers, public health
officials and political leaders have rallied around one word: resilience. Resilience often …