Author, as appears in the article.: Martin-Moreno, Jose M; Arenas, Alex; Bengoa, Rafael; Borrell, Carme; Franco, Manuel; Garcia-Basteiro, Alberto L; Gestal, Juan; Gonzalez Lopez-Valcarcel, Beatriz; Hernandez Aguado, Ildefonso; Legido-Quigley, Helena; Carles March, Joan; Minue, Sergio; Muntaner, Carles; Vives-Cases, Carmen
Department: Enginyeria Informàtica i Matemàtiques
URV's Author/s: Arenas Moreno, Alejandro / Franco Chacon, Mario
Keywords: evaluation health services research pandemic policy responses prevention and control social determinants of health spain Covid-19 Evaluation Health services research Pandemic Policy responses Prevention and control Public-health Social determinants of health
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Spain particularly hard, despite being a country with a developed economy and being praised for the robustness of its national health system. In order to understand what happened and to identify how to improve the response, we believe that an independent multi-disciplinary evaluation of the health, political and socio-economic spheres is essential. In this piece we propose objectives, principles, methodology and dimensions to be evaluated, as well as outlining the type of results and conclusions expected. Inspired by the requirements formulated by the WHO Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response and by experiences in other countries, we detail the multidimensional aspects to be evaluated. The goal is to understand key aspects in the studied areas and their scope for improvement in terms of preparedness, governance, regulatory framework, national health system structures (primary care, hospital, and public health), education sector, social protection schemes, minimization of economic impact, and labour framework and reforms for a more resilient society. We seek to ensure that this exercise serves not only at present, but also that in the future we are better prepared and more agile in terms of our ability to recover from any pandemic threats that may arise. © 2020 SESPAS
Thematic Areas: Astronomia / física Ciências biológicas i Ciencias sociales Economia Educação física Enfermagem Engenharias iv Farmacia General medicine Health care sciences & services Health policy & services Interdisciplinar Nutrição Odontología Psicología Public health, environmental and occupational health Public, environmental & occupational health Saúde coletiva Sociologia i política
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: alexandre.arenas@urv.cat mario.franco@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-0937-0334
Record's date: 2024-09-28
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0213911120302545?via%3Dihub
Papper original source: Gaceta Sanitaria. 36 (1): 32-36
APA: Martin-Moreno, Jose M; Arenas, Alex; Bengoa, Rafael; Borrell, Carme; Franco, Manuel; Garcia-Basteiro, Alberto L; Gestal, Juan; Gonzalez Lopez-Valcarce (2022). Insight on how to assess and improve the response to the COVID-19 pandemic [Reflexiones sobre cómo evaluar y mejorar la respuesta a la pandemia de COVID-19]. Gaceta Sanitaria, 36(1), 32-36. DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2020.11.008
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2020.11.008
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2022
Publication Type: Journal Publications