Frontline : Preparing Healthcare Systems for Shocks from Disasters to Pandemics

Healthcare systems are at the frontline of delivering critical care during emergencies. Yet, already before the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries were struggling to meet even routine demands for health care. Climate change, disasters, pandemics, an...

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Main Authors:	Rentschler, Jun, Klaiber, Christoph, Tariverdi, Mersedeh, Desjonqueres, Chloe, Mercadante, Jared
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CRISIS EPIDEMIC PANDEMIC RESPONSE NATURAL DISASTER MANAGING SHOCKS SHOCK RESILIENCE EMERGENCY RESPONSE LIFELINE INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENT HEALTH CARE SERVICE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/932971618251523386/Frontline-Preparing-Healthcare-Systems-for-Shocks-from-Disasters-to-Pandemics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35429

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spelling	okr-10986-354292021-04-23T14:02:21Z Frontline : Preparing Healthcare Systems for Shocks from Disasters to Pandemics Rentschler, Jun Klaiber, Christoph Tariverdi, Mersedeh Desjonqueres, Chloe Mercadante, Jared HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CRISIS EPIDEMIC PANDEMIC RESPONSE NATURAL DISASTER MANAGING SHOCKS SHOCK RESILIENCE EMERGENCY RESPONSE LIFELINE INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENT HEALTH CARE SERVICE Healthcare systems are at the frontline of delivering critical care during emergencies. Yet, already before the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries were struggling to meet even routine demands for health care. Climate change, disasters, pandemics, and demographic changes will increase pressures on already strained health systems. To strengthen the resilience of health systems to shocks and pressures, this note outlines five principles and priority areas for action. (1) Foundations: Building the capacity of health systems to effectively manage routine demands is a prerequisite for increasing their resilience to shocks. (2) Health care facilities: Facilities must be prepared to meet surge demand during emergencies and protected against shocks, such as earthquakes or floods. (3) Health care systems: Coordinated regional and system-level responses and flexible solutions are key during emergencies. (4) National emergency management: Crisis response by the health sector must be coordinated with emergency management systems, including civil protection and risk financing. (5) Quality infrastructure: Resilient water, electricity, transport, and digital systems are essential for effective health services. The principles presented in this note can help to better prepare health systems to respond to a wide range of shocks, from seasonal demand surges, to pandemics, climate change, and disasters. 2021-04-12T20:55:43Z 2021-04-12T20:55:43Z 2021-04-12 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/932971618251523386/Frontline-Preparing-Healthcare-Systems-for-Shocks-from-Disasters-to-Pandemics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35429 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Health Study
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topic	HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CRISIS EPIDEMIC PANDEMIC RESPONSE NATURAL DISASTER MANAGING SHOCKS SHOCK RESILIENCE EMERGENCY RESPONSE LIFELINE INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENT HEALTH CARE SERVICE
spellingShingle	HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CRISIS EPIDEMIC PANDEMIC RESPONSE NATURAL DISASTER MANAGING SHOCKS SHOCK RESILIENCE EMERGENCY RESPONSE LIFELINE INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENT HEALTH CARE SERVICE Rentschler, Jun Klaiber, Christoph Tariverdi, Mersedeh Desjonqueres, Chloe Mercadante, Jared Frontline : Preparing Healthcare Systems for Shocks from Disasters to Pandemics
description	Healthcare systems are at the frontline of delivering critical care during emergencies. Yet, already before the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries were struggling to meet even routine demands for health care. Climate change, disasters, pandemics, and demographic changes will increase pressures on already strained health systems. To strengthen the resilience of health systems to shocks and pressures, this note outlines five principles and priority areas for action. (1) Foundations: Building the capacity of health systems to effectively manage routine demands is a prerequisite for increasing their resilience to shocks. (2) Health care facilities: Facilities must be prepared to meet surge demand during emergencies and protected against shocks, such as earthquakes or floods. (3) Health care systems: Coordinated regional and system-level responses and flexible solutions are key during emergencies. (4) National emergency management: Crisis response by the health sector must be coordinated with emergency management systems, including civil protection and risk financing. (5) Quality infrastructure: Resilient water, electricity, transport, and digital systems are essential for effective health services. The principles presented in this note can help to better prepare health systems to respond to a wide range of shocks, from seasonal demand surges, to pandemics, climate change, and disasters.
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author	Rentschler, Jun Klaiber, Christoph Tariverdi, Mersedeh Desjonqueres, Chloe Mercadante, Jared
author_facet	Rentschler, Jun Klaiber, Christoph Tariverdi, Mersedeh Desjonqueres, Chloe Mercadante, Jared
author_sort	Rentschler, Jun
title	Frontline : Preparing Healthcare Systems for Shocks from Disasters to Pandemics
title_short	Frontline : Preparing Healthcare Systems for Shocks from Disasters to Pandemics
title_full	Frontline : Preparing Healthcare Systems for Shocks from Disasters to Pandemics
title_fullStr	Frontline : Preparing Healthcare Systems for Shocks from Disasters to Pandemics
title_full_unstemmed	Frontline : Preparing Healthcare Systems for Shocks from Disasters to Pandemics
title_sort	frontline : preparing healthcare systems for shocks from disasters to pandemics
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/932971618251523386/Frontline-Preparing-Healthcare-Systems-for-Shocks-from-Disasters-to-Pandemics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35429
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Frontline : Preparing Healthcare Systems for Shocks from Disasters to Pandemics

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