Protecting essential health services in low-income and middle-income countries and humanitarian settings while responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Blanchet, Karl
- Alwan, Ala
- Antoine, Caroline
- Cros, Marion Jane
- Feroz, Ferozuddin
- Amsalu Guracha, Tseguaneh
- Haaland, Øystein Ariansen
- Hailu, Alemayehu
- Hangoma, Peter
- Jamison, Dean T.
- Memirie, Solomon Tessema
- Miljeteig, Ingrid
- Jan Naeem, Ahmad
- Nam, Sara L.
- Norheim, Ole Frithjof
- Verguet, Stéphane
- Watkins, David
- Johansson, Kjell Arne
DOIAbstract
In health outcomes terms, the poorest countries stand to lose the most from these disruptions. In this paper, we make the case for a rational approach to public sector health spending and decision making during and in the early recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on ethics and equity principles, it is crucial to ensure that patients not infected by COVID-19 continue to get access to healthcare and that the services they need continue to be resourced. We present a list of 120 essential non-COVID-19 health interventions that were adapted from the model health benefit packages developed by the Disease Control Priorities project.publishedVersio
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