It matters to be in good hands: the relationship between good governance and pandemic spread inferred from cross-country COVID-19 data

Nabin, Munirul H.; Chowdhury, Mohammad Tarequl Hasan; Bhattacharya, Sukanto

doi:10.1057/s41599-021-00876-w

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“…COVID-19 and future epidemics of new viral agents pose a serious environmental threat to countries' national security and public health (Coccia, 2022e). A pandemic can occur with little warning and a delay in detecting a novel infectious disease (sharing virus samples and developing, producing, distributing, or administering vaccines) could result in significant additional morbidity and mortality (Nabin et al. , 2021).…”

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Global analysis of timely COVID-19 vaccinations: improving governance to reinforce response policies for pandemic crises

Benati

Coccia

2022

IJHG

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PurposeThe goal of this study is to analyze the relationship between public governance and COVID-19 vaccinations during early 2021 to assess the preparedness of countries to timely policy responses to cope with pandemic crises.Design/methodology/approachThis global study elaborates descriptive statistics, correlations, regression analyses and Independent Samples T-Test on 112 countries, comparing those with high/low level of governance, to determine whether statistical evidence supports the hypothesis that good governance can improve the timely administration of vaccines.FindingsBivariate correlation reveals that doses of vaccines administered × 100 inhabitants have a high positive association with the General Index of Governance (r = 0.58, p-value <0.01). The result is confirmed by partial correlation (controlling density of population per km2): r = 0.584, p-value <0.001. The coefficient of regression in the models also indicates that an increase in the General Index of Governance improves the expected administration of doses of COVID-19 vaccines (p-value <0.001).Research limitations/implicationsAlthough this study has provided interesting results that are, of course, tentative, it has several limitations. First, a limitation is the lack of data in several countries. Second, not all the possible confounding factors that affect the vaccination against COVID-19 are investigated, such as country-specific health investments and expenditures, and these aspects should be examined in the future development of this research. A third limit is related to the measurement of governance through the World Governance Indicators, which are based only on perceptions and can be biased by different socio-economic factors.Practical implicationsThe identification of factors determining the timely vaccinations may help to design best practices of health policy for improving the resilience of countries to face pandemic crises.Social implicationsThe improvement of preparedness of countries through good governance can foster a rapid rollout of vaccinations to cope with pandemic threats and the negative effects of their socio-economic impact.Originality/valueThis study presents a global analysis of the role of public governance for timely vaccinations to face pandemic crises in society.

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Global analysis of timely COVID-19 vaccinations: improving governance to reinforce response policies for pandemic crises

Benati

Coccia

2022

IJHG

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“…In addition, I substitute the overall governance index with one WGI dimension—“Government Effectiveness“. I follow Nabin et al [ 15 ] to do so as “GOV captures the most generic aspects of quality of governance, whereas the other constituents capture more specific aspects”. Regression results in Table 7 also show strong evidence that the relationship between governance quality and policy stringency is inverse U-shaped.…”

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“…Second, COVID-19-related studies have reported the impact of governance quality on the COVID-19-related disease outcomes rather than government responses. For instance, Nabin et al [ 15 ], Baris and Pelizzo [ 16 ], and Liang et al [ 17 ] found that governance quality deputized only by GOV helps to contain the COVID-19 spread and reduce COVID-19-related mortality. Even though Stojkoski et al [ 18 ] included all six dimensions when explaining the COVID-19 disease outcomes, governance quality was treated as the control rather than the predictor.…”

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Does Governance Quality Matter for the Selection of Policy Stringency to Fight COVID-19?

Wang

2022

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Independent of different national conditions, an indisputable fact is that the worldwide governments should play a role in fighting the ongoing COVID-19. To make clear the determinants of government response to tackle COVID-19, I investigate the impact of governance quality. To do so, I newly create an overall governance index based on six dimensions of Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) from the World Bank to proxy governance quality. I regress the overall governance index with controls on the stringency index from the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker database. Using pooled and panel data models with individual and time fixed effects, I find that the relationship between governance quality and policy stringency for 339 days across 163 countries is significantly nonmonotonic. Countries with middle governance quality select a high level of policy stringency in contrast to those with high and low governance quality. I also find that policy stringency significantly increases when daily new cases increase. The findings highlight the role of governance quality in deciding the stringency level of public health policies.

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“…Tasnim et al (2020) suggest that leadership across organisations should promote the dissemination of accurate information about the pandemic. A study carried out by Nabin et al (2021) suggests an inverse relationship between good governance and the spread of COVID-19 infections. Que et al (2020) urged that positive and objective information about COVID-19 be widely disseminated to the public.…”

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Examining the role of the occupational safety and health professional in supporting the control of the risks of multiple psychosocial stressors generated during the COVID-19 pandemic

Gold¹,

Sharman²,

Thomas

2022

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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COVID-19 created challenges at work with increased risks of multiple interrelated psychosocial stressors, surfacing as a comorbidity of COVID-19. The roles of many Occupational Safety and Health Practitioners (OSHPs) included helping to recognise, prevent and mitigate these risks, especially for essential and front-line workers. The rationale for this study was to investigate potential competency gaps amongst OSHPs on their lack of priority or inability to understand the scope of the negative synergistic effects of these stressors and provide support where and when appropriate. Drawing on the International Labour Office (ILO) SOLVE methodology, eight psychosocial stressors were identified and a seminar was developed to raise the awareness of the comorbidity of COVID-19 and psychosocial stressors with the target audience of OSHPs, who would potentially further disseminate this information to a broader workforce. The membership network of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) was used to implement the intervention through organising Zoom-based seminars globally. Participants were followed-up with during the seminar and through a one-year post-seminar survey to determine retention of the presented material and to what extent it was put to use. An information sheet was designed and made available to participants for further dissemination. The information sheet can be used by all industries at all levels as a tool to raise awareness and to signpost participants on where to seek help if needed. Twenty-five seminars were held with 2483 participants. Feedback revealed that participants grasped the presented concepts as many of the questions raised during and after the session focused on the implementation of the presented measures. We concluded that, given the correct knowledge, OHSPs are an invaluable resource to lead workforce engagement in this area. Due to UK General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), there were difficulties undertaking the follow-up survey. Those who could be contacted indicated that where they could influence an intervention, there were improvements in the workplace. It is recommended that participant data be controlled by the research team with qualitative data recorded. Further studies are needed to review both competencies and existing job descriptions of OSHPs and the challenges around expanding responsibilities to lead psychosocial interventions at work.

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It matters to be in good hands: the relationship between good governance and pandemic spread inferred from cross-country COVID-19 data

Cited by 22 publications

References 34 publications

Global analysis of timely COVID-19 vaccinations: improving governance to reinforce response policies for pandemic crises

Global analysis of timely COVID-19 vaccinations: improving governance to reinforce response policies for pandemic crises

Does Governance Quality Matter for the Selection of Policy Stringency to Fight COVID-19?

Examining the role of the occupational safety and health professional in supporting the control of the risks of multiple psychosocial stressors generated during the COVID-19 pandemic

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