Health system resilience in managing the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from Singapore.

Autor:	Chua AQ; Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore alvin.chua@nus.edu.sg., Tan MMJ; Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore., Verma M; Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore., Han EKL; Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore., Hsu LY; Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore., Cook AR; Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore., Teo YY; Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore., Lee VJ; Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore.; Communicable Diseases Division, Ministry of Health, Singapore., Legido-Quigley H; Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	BMJ global health [BMJ Glob Health] 2020 Sep; Vol. 5 (9).
DOI:	10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003317
Abstrakt:	Singapore, one of the first countries affected by COVID-19, adopted a national strategy for the pandemic which emphasised preparedness through a whole-of-nation approach. The pandemic was well contained initially until early April 2020, when there was a surge in cases, attributed to Singapore residents returning from hotspots overseas, and more significantly, rapid transmission locally within migrant worker dormitories. In this paper, we present the response of Singapore to the COVID-19 pandemic based on core dimensions of health system resilience during outbreaks. We also discussed on the surge in cases in April 2020, highlighting efforts to mitigate it. There was: (1) clear leadership and governance which adopted flexible plans appropriate to the situation; (2) timely, accurate and transparent communication from the government; (3) public health measures to reduce imported cases, and detect as well as isolate cases early; (4) maintenance of health service delivery; (5) access to crisis financing; and (6) legal foundation to complement policy measures. Areas for improvement include understanding reasons for poor uptake of government initiatives, such as the mobile application for contact tracing and adopting a more inclusive response that protects all individuals, including at-risk populations. The experience in Singapore and lessons learnt will contribute to pandemic preparedness and mitigation in the future. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared. (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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