Universal health coverage mitigated Covid-19 health-related consequences in Asia Oceania

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22029423
AutoresKumpol Saengtabtim (0000-0002-9890-6390, Chulalongkorn University), Jing Tang (0000-0002-5016-2273, Chulalongkorn University), Natt Leelawat (0000-0001-5181-2584, Chulalongkorn University, autor de correspondencia), Shinichi Egawa (0000-0002-1115-4932, Tohoku University), Anawat Suppasri (0000-0001-5449-4403, Tohoku University), Fumihiko Imamura (0000-0001-7628-575X, Tohoku University)
Año2023
Volumen92
Páginas103725
Fecha de publicación2023-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2212-4209
EditorialElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103725
PMID37193307
OpenAlexW4367310176
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas61

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