Browsing by Author "Verma, Monica"

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      COVID-19 public health and social measures: a comprehensive picture of six Asian countries 

      Foo, Chuan De; Verma, Monica; Tan, See Mieng; Haldane, Victoria; Reyes, Katherine Ann; Garcia, Fernando; Canila, Carmelita; Orano, Joseph; Ballesteros, Alfredo Jose; Marthias, Tiara; Mahendradhata, Yodi; Tuangratananon, Titiporn; Rajatanavin, Nattadhanai; Poungkantha, Warapon; Oanh, Tran Mai; Due, Ong The; Asgari-Jirhandeh, Nima; Tangcharoensathien, Viroj; Legido-Quigley, Helena (2022-11-07)

      The COVID-19 pandemic will not be the last of its kind. As the world charts a way towards an equitable and resilient recovery, Public Health and Social Measures (PHSMs) that were implemented since the beginning of the pandemic need to be made a permanent feature of health systems that can be activated and readily deployed to tackle sudden surges in infections going forward. Although PHSMs aim to blunt the spread of the virus, and in turn protect lives and preserve health system capacity, there are also unintended consequences attributed to them. ...
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      Health financing policies during the COVID-19 pandemic and implications for universal health care: a case study of 15 countries 

      Foo, Chuan De; Verma, Monica; Tan, Si Ying; Hamer, Jess; Mark, Nina van der; Pholpark, Aungsumalee; Hanvoravongchai, Piya; Cheh, Paul Li Jen; Marthias, Tiara; Mahendradhata, Yodi; Putri, Likke Prawidya; Hafidz, Firdaus; Giang, Kim Bao; Khuc, Thi Hong Hanh; Minh, Hoang Van; Wu, Shishi; Caamal-Olvera, Cinthya G; Orive, Gorka; Wang, Hong; Nachuk, Stefan; Lim, Jeremy; Cruz, Valeria de Oliveira; Yates, Rob; Legido-Quigley, Helena (2023-12)

      Background: The COVID-19 pandemic was a health emergency requiring rapid fiscal resource mobilisation to support national responses. The use of effective health financing mechanisms and policies, or lack thereof, affected the impact of the pandemic on the population, particularly vulnerable groups and individuals. We provide an overview and illustrative examples of health financing policies adopted in 15 countries during the pandemic, develop a framework for resilient health financing, and use this pandemic to argue a case to move towards ...
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      Mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable populations: Lessons for improving health and social equity 

      Tan, Si Ying; Foo, Chuan De; Verma, Monica; Hanvoravongchai, Piya; Cheh, Paul Li Jen; Pholpark, Aungsumalee; Marthias, Tiara; Hafidz, Firdaus; Putri, Likke Prawidya; Mahendradhata, Yodi; Giang, Kim Bao; Nachuk, Stefan; Wang, Hong; Lim, Jeremy; Legido-Quigley, Helena (2023-06-02)

      The COVID-19 pandemic had an inequitable and disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations, reversing decades of progress toward healthy populations and poverty alleviation. This study examines various programmatic tools and policy measures used by governments to support vulnerable populations during the pandemic. A comparative case study of 15 countries representing all World Health Organization's regions offers a comprehensive picture of countries with varying income statuses, health system arrangements and COVID-19 public health measures. ...