Pandemic preparedness and response: exploring the role of universal health coverage within the global health security architecture

Lal, Arush; Abdalla, Salma M; Chattu, Vijay Kumar; Erondu, Ngozi A; Lee, Tsung-Ling; Singh, Sudhvir; Abou-Taleb, H.; Morales, Jeanette Vega; Phelan, Alexandra

doi:10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00341-2

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Section: Early Critiques Of the Pandemic Fundmentioning

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“…26 There have also been criticisms of the lack of funding for fundamental health system components, and some have argued that the Pandemic Fund should seek to bolster healthcare workforces and access to healthcare as a means of comprehensively addressing public health threats. 27 Still, perhaps one of the most salient themes in these early critiques is the demonstrated need for financing to support the response to public health emergencies. Several organisations have publicly noted the need for, and lack of, dedicated financing to support response efforts.…”

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An early analysis of the World Bank’s Pandemic Fund: a new fund for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response

2023

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In response to shortcomings in epidemic preparedness and response that were revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been numerous proposals for ways to improve preparedness and response financing. Included among these is the World Bank’s Pandemic Fund, formerly known as the Financial Intermediary Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response, which was launched in September 2022. This analysis piece examines the Pandemic Fund, where it fits into ongoing discussions surrounding financing for preparedness and response efforts and discusses emerging apprehensions about the new financing mechanism. Briefly, the Pandemic Fund is not the first time that the World Bank has hosted a financing mechanism to provide support for pandemic response. Notably the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF)—which was launched in 2017 and closed in 2021—was criticised for generally failing to realise its potential. However, the Pandemic Fund seems to be addressing several of these critiques by placing a greater emphasis on prevention and preparedness financing, as opposed to response financing. Still, there is an important need for response funding mechanisms, and concerningly, the Pandemic Fund seems to support response efforts in name only. While it is clearly desirable to prepare for and prevent outbreaks for a multitude of reasons, it is also naive to assume that strengthening preparedness capacities will eliminate outbreaks and the need for response financing altogether. Accordingly, there is a need to complement this new financing mechanism with dedicated funding for responding to infectious disease outbreaks and to closely link this response financing with health security frameworks and instruments.

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Section: Early Critiques Of the Pandemic Fundmentioning

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Section: Early Critiques Of the Pandemic Fundmentioning

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An early analysis of the World Bank’s Pandemic Fund: a new fund for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response

2023

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“…As reinforced in the 2018 Astana Declaration commitments ( 7 ), PHC and systems that support and facilitate it are central to strengthening and connecting UHC, health system resilience and pandemic preparedness within countries ( 8 ); this has been increasingly recognized in global efforts to improve preparedness and response to health emergencies ( 9 ). IA strong PHC platform with existing community trust can help support response efforts through early diagnosis and reduced demand on hospitals through accessibility ( 10 ).…”

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From fragility to resilience: A systems approach to strengthen primary health care

Lugten¹,

Marcus

Bright

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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“…However, COVID-19 has made it clear that achieving UHC to a sufficient extent and protecting the most vulnerable remains an unresolved challenge even for the richest countries [5,6]. The UN's 2022 Sustainable Development Goals Report highlights that COVID-19, climate change, and conflict have jeopardized decades of progress towards all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including progress on UHC.…”

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Universal Human-Centered Health Coverage in the Central Asian Region

Brimkulov

Kapanova

Калмаханов

et al. 2022

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The article discusses the necessity to strengthen action to achieve universal health coverage (UHC), which has been slowed down by the COVID-19 pandemic, considering policy concepts. The dynamics of the UHC index in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan for 2000-2019 is regarded. Several global activities for the development of primary health care and UHC in Kazakhstan are described, confirming the possibility of effective usage of political power to promote the ideas of primary health care, and this experience should be taken into account by other countries around the world.

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Pandemic preparedness and response: exploring the role of universal health coverage within the global health security architecture

Cited by 67 publications

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An early analysis of the World Bank’s Pandemic Fund: a new fund for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response

An early analysis of the World Bank’s Pandemic Fund: a new fund for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response

From fragility to resilience: A systems approach to strengthen primary health care

Universal Human-Centered Health Coverage in the Central Asian Region

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