Universal health coverage mitigated Covid-19 health-related consequences in Asia Oceania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22029423 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kumpol Saengtabtim (0000-0002-9890-6390, Chulalongkorn University), Jing Tang (0000-0002-5016-2273, Chulalongkorn University), Natt Leelawat (0000-0001-5181-2584, Chulalongkorn University, corresponding author), Shinichi Egawa (0000-0002-1115-4932, Tohoku University), Anawat Suppasri (0000-0001-5449-4403, Tohoku University), Fumihiko Imamura (0000-0001-7628-575X, Tohoku University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Pages | 103725 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2212-4209 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103725 |
| PMID | 37193307 |
| OpenAlex | W4367310176 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 61 |
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a continual challenge since 2020, and it continues to impact people and industries as a disaster caused by a biological hazard. This study examined universal health coverage (UHC) scores in relation to the performance in combating COVID-19 in the Southeast Asian region (SEAR) and the Western Pacific region (WPR), along with the State Party Self-Assessment Annual Reporting (SPAR) index under the international health regulations (IHC). The numbers of infections and deaths per million population from December 2019 to June 2022 were used as primary outcomes to measure countries' performance. Countries with UHC scores of 63 or higher had a significantly lower number of infected patients and deaths. In addition, several inter-capacity correlations within the SPAR capacities, including with C8 (the National Health Emergency Framework), as well as a very strong correlation to C4 (Food Safety), C5 (Laboratory), and C7 (Human Resources). Furthermore, C9 (Health Service Provisions) has a very strong correlation to C1 (Legislation and Financing), C2 (International Health Regulation Coordination and a National IHR Focal Point function), and C4 (Food Safety), suggesting that the capability to manage an emerging infectious disease form blocks of capacities. In conclusion, UHC clearly mitigated the health-related consequences of COVID-19 in South-East Asia Region (SEAR) and Western Pacific Region (WPR). Investigating the correlation between the SPAR capacities and UHC is a promising approach for future research, including the importance of the provision of health services, points of entry, and, most importantly, risk communications as critical factors for managing pandemic. This study constitutes a good opportunity to apply the SPAR index to define which capacities correlate with the outcome of the pandemic in terms of infections and deaths
Business · Disease · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Legislation · Pandemic · Political science · Population · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |