Journal article
Priority setting and equity in COVID-19 pandemic plans: a comparative analysis of 18 African countries
Abstract
Priority setting represents an even bigger challenge during public health emergencies than routine times. This is because such emergencies compete with routine programmes for the available health resources, strain health systems and shift health-care attention and resources towards containing the spread of the epidemic and treating those that fall seriously ill. This paper is part of a larger global study, the aim of which is to evaluate the …
Authors
Kapiriri L; Kiwanuka S; Biemba G; Velez C; Razavi SD; Abelson J; Essue BM; Danis M; Goold S; Noorulhuda M
Journal
Health Policy and Planning, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 297–309
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
March 4, 2022
DOI
10.1093/heapol/czab113
ISSN
0268-1080