Health system responses to COVID-19
2020 Eurohealth (26.2)
19 May 2020
| Technical Note
Overview
Many countries across the European region and beyond have faced another steep surge in transmissions and a continued challenge from COVID-19. This special issue of Eurohealth reviews some of the innovative practices across the European region and outlines policy lessons for the future. All the articles draw on the COVID-19 Health System Response Monitor (HSRM) platform, a major initiative led by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the European Commission.
- Editorial
- Lessons from the first wave
- COVID-19: reflecting on experience and anticipating the next steps
- European solidarity during the COVID-19 crisis
- COVID-19 and health systems resilience
- How to respond to the COVID-19 economic and health financing crisis?
- Translating evidence into policy during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Successful find-test-trace-isolate-support systems
- Effective contact tracing and the role of apps
- How comparable is COVID-19 mortality across countries?
- What strategies are countries using to expand health workforce surge capacity?
- How are countries supporting their health workers during COVID-19?
- Managing health systems on a seesaw
- Restarting more routine hospital activities during COVID-19
- Keeping what works
- The COVID-19 pandemic and long-term care
- Compensating healthcare professionals
- Adjusting hospital inpatient payment systems for COVID-19
- In and out of lockdowns, and what is a lockdown anyway?
- Who's in charge and why?
- National, European, and global solidarity
WHO Team
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Reference numbers
ISBN: 1356–1030