A Synthesis of the Best Four Case Studies on the Emerging Issues of Governance and Social Accountability in Health during Covid-19 within Eastern and Southern Africa Countries
Filename | A-Synthesis-of-the-Best-Four-Case-Studies-on-the-Emerging-Issues-of-Governance-and-Social-Accountability-in-Health-during-Covid-19-within-Eastern-and-Southern-Africa-Countries.pdf |
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Version | 2021 |
Date added | November 10, 2021 |
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Category | Case Studies |
Tags | Coronavirus, COVID19, Governance in health, Health Systems, Social accountability in health |
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The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) is not only a public health emergency causing loss of life and human suffering; it also poses a major threat to the global economy and extraordinarily impacts the social-economic lives of humanity. Health systems in both high and low-income countries have struggled to provide adequate COVID-19 testing and care with negative impacts on the continuity of services for non-COVID-19 health care. There are tremendous concerns about such impacts on the healthcare system and social policy in a number of African countries.
This paper reflects the practices and emerging issues of governance and social accountability during the COVID-19 pandemic within the Eastern and Southern Africa region borrowing from the experience of practitioners on accountability and social action in Health.