Sumegha Asthana
Biographic Data
| ID | 9005634 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sumegha Asthana |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sumegha |
| FAMILY NAME | Asthana |
| SIGNATURE | ASTHANA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgetown University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4186-2136 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Decision-making under epistemic, strategic and institutional uncertainty during Covid-19
BACKGROUND: Uncertainty is defined as limited knowledge or lack of predictability about past, present or future events. The COVID-19 pandemic management was significantly impacted by uncertainty, as the gaps between existing information and the necessary knowledge hindered decision-making. Current uncertainty literature primarily focuses on natural disasters, leaving a gap in understanding decision-making under uncertainty in times of public heal…
National and subnational governance and decision-making processes during the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria
Governance of the COVID-19 pandemic required decision-makers to make and implement decisions amidst uncertainty, public pressure and time constraints. However, few studies have attempted to assess these decision-making processes empirically during health emergencies. Thus, we aimed to understand governance, defined as the process of decision-making and implementation of decisions, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. We conducted key informan…
Addressing power asymmetries in global health
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19AU : PleasenotethatCOVID 19hasbeendefinedasCoro ) pandemic, the Black Lives Matter and Women in Global Health movements, and ongoing calls to decolonise global health have all created space for uncomfortable but important conversations that reveal serious asymmetries of power and privilege that permeate all aspects of global health.
Power analysis in health policy and systems research
Power is a growing area of study for researchers and practitioners working in the field of health policy and systems research (HPSR). Theoretical development and empirical research on power are crucial for providing deeper, more nuanced understandings of the mechanisms and structures leading to social inequities and health disparities; placing contemporary policy concerns in a wider historical, political and social context; and for contributing t…
Interrogating the World Bank’s role in global health knowledge production, governance, and finance
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Addressing power asymmetries in global health
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19AU : PleasenotethatCOVID 19hasbeendefinedasCoro ) pandemic, the Black Lives Matter and Women in Global Health movements, and ongoing calls to decolonise global health have all created space for uncomfortable but important conversations that reveal serious asymmetries of power and privilege that permeate all aspects of global health.
Power analysis in health policy and systems research
Power is a growing area of study for researchers and practitioners working in the field of health policy and systems research (HPSR). Theoretical development and empirical research on power are crucial for providing deeper, more nuanced understandings of the mechanisms and structures leading to social inequities and health disparities; placing contemporary policy concerns in a wider historical, political and social context; and for contributing t…
Interrogating the World Bank’s role in global health knowledge production, governance, and finance
National and subnational governance and decision-making processes during the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria
Governance of the COVID-19 pandemic required decision-makers to make and implement decisions amidst uncertainty, public pressure and time constraints. However, few studies have attempted to assess these decision-making processes empirically during health emergencies. Thus, we aimed to understand governance, defined as the process of decision-making and implementation of decisions, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. We conducted key informan…
Decision-making under epistemic, strategic and institutional uncertainty during Covid-19
BACKGROUND: Uncertainty is defined as limited knowledge or lack of predictability about past, present or future events. The COVID-19 pandemic management was significantly impacted by uncertainty, as the gaps between existing information and the necessary knowledge hindered decision-making. Current uncertainty literature primarily focuses on natural disasters, leaving a gap in understanding decision-making under uncertainty in times of public heal…
Medicine (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (2 works) · Corporate governance (2 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (2 works) · Global health (2 works)