, vulnerable communities or groups, or health services, by which they analyse the health problems of those groups and figure out ways to ensure the most appropriate response from the health system, implicitly from the state to these problems, by virtue of the constitutional right to health care...
In the near future, the public health sector will face two significant challenges. The first will be the mental and physical exhaustion of the healthcare staff and strained hospital infrastructure. The second challenge will be the increasing backlog of healthcare procedures. Many people who need ...
it will be important to determine which of these components is necessary to break the chain of transmission because implementation of some of these measures may encounter legal and ethical challenges if applied elsewhere.11Analysis of current public health responses to intense transmission of SARS-CoV...
and was written and signed at the American Institute for Economic Research in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, on October 4th 2020. The document is co-signed by a further 44 medical and public health scientists and medical practitioners working in the US, Canada, Israel, Germany, India, New...
Further challenges in LMICs include the inability to implement effective public health measures such as social distancing, hand hygiene, timely identification of infected people with self-isolation and universal use of masks. Lack of adequate personal protective equipment, especially N95 masks is a key...
(ie, letting the virus spread) over those linked to affirmative acts, such as public health orders. Distance bias and optimism bias may be operating for those who believe COVID-19 will not seriously affect them or their loved ones. In an information space flooded with conflicting information,...
Xinhua Headlines: Challenges and opportunities in 100 days' fight against COVID-19 pandemic Source: Xinhua| 2020-05-08 19:30:43|Editor: huaxia - On January 30, 2020, when the WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, many people might not have ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a shared experience. It has created unprecedented social challenges and presented a unique trilemma for consumers. People across the US are worried about their: (1) personal health and safety; (2) economic future and job security; and (3) individual privacy and...
WHO says COVID-19 still an international health emergency｜世卫：新冠疫情继续构成“国际关注的突发公共卫生事件”The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that COVID-19 is still a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO's highest alert level.The announcement ...
Informed public health measures are crucial to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. The sociocultural context is important to understand the success or failure of implementing public health measures. This study explores the social and behavioral response to COVID-19 and unveils challenges in the implementation...