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COVID-19 Health System Response Monitor (HSRM)

The COVID-19 Health Systems Response Monitor (HSRM) contains information on how countries’ health systems responded to the pandemic between 2020 and early 2022. The Archive of individual country evidence is complemented by cross-country comparative Analyses which synthesise policy responses to key challenges presented by the crisis and point the way to building better-prepared and more resilient health systems.

 

Canada

Policy Responses

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  1. Country Overview

  2. Policy Responses

    1. 1. Preventing transmission

      Updated: 08 February 2021
      1. 1.0. Introduction
      2. 1.1. Health communication

        Updated: 25 September 2020
      3. 1.2. Physical distancing

        Updated: 08 February 2021
      4. 1.3. Isolation and quarantine

        Updated: 11 September 2020
      5. 1.4. Monitoring and surveillance

        Updated: 11 September 2020
      6. 1.5. Testing

        Updated: 30 September 2020
    2. 2. Ensuring sufficient physical infrastructure and workforce capacity

      Updated: 01 June 2020
      1. 2.0. Introduction
      2. 2.1. Physical infrastructure

        Updated: 29 May 2020
      3. 2.2. Workforce

        Updated: 01 June 2020
    3. 3. Providing health services effectively

      Updated: 08 February 2021
      1. 3.0. Introduction
      2. 3.1. Planning services

        Updated: 15 December 2020
      3. 3.2. Managing cases

        Updated: 21 April 2020
      4. 3.3. Maintaining essential services

        Updated: 08 February 2021
    4. 4. Paying for services

      Updated: 27 July 2020
      1. 4.0. Introduction
      2. 4.1. Health financing

        Updated: 27 July 2020
      3. 4.2. Entitlement and coverage

        Updated: 01 May 2020
    5. 5. Governance

      Updated: 08 February 2021
      1. 5.1. Governance

        Updated: 08 February 2021
    6. 6. Measures in other sectors

      Updated: 01 June 2020
      1. 6.1. Measures in other sectors

        Updated: 01 June 2020

Latest cross-country analysis

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Cross-country analysis of health system responses and key policy lessons, including:

  • How do the COVID-19 testing criteria differ across countries?
  • How are countries creating extra bed and ICU capacity?
  • How are countries keeping the rest of the health system operating?

 

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