Abstract
The fight against COVID-19 is ongoing and will require a great deal more effort and coordination through local and global initiatives. It is clear that the outbreak will have a lasting impact on healthcare investments and delivery models for many years to come. The COVID-19 pandemic has driven the world into another recession. For 2020, it will be worse than the global financial crisis of 2008. The economic damage is mounting across multiple sectors and across the globe. In Oman, the first two cases of COVID-19 were reported on 24 February 2020 in the capital city Muscat, linked to travel to Iran. Therefore, equipped with lessons from the pandemic, health leaders and health-policy-makers should be urged to proactively argue the economic case for continuing to increase investment in healthcare. The following lessons are early reflections from the pandemic to help strive for better health systems.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2020.111
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Al Fannah, J., Al Harthy, H., & Al Salmi, Q. (2020). COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning Lessons and a Vision for a Better Health System. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2020.111
MLA 9
Al Fannah, Jehan, et al. "COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning Lessons and a Vision for a Better Health System." Oman Medical Journal, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2020.111.
Chicago (author–date)
Al Fannah, Jehan, Harith Al Harthy, and Qasem Al Salmi. 2020. "COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning Lessons and a Vision for a Better Health System." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2020.111.
Harvard
Al Fannah, J., Al Harthy, H. and Al Salmi, Q. (2020) 'COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning Lessons and a Vision for a Better Health System', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2020.111.
Vancouver
Al Fannah J, Al Harthy H, Al Salmi Q. COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning Lessons and a Vision for a Better Health System. Oman Medical Journal. 2020. doi:10.5001/omj.2020.111
IEEE
J. Al Fannah, H. Al Harthy, and Q. Al Salmi, "COVID-19 Pandemic: Learning Lessons and a Vision for a Better Health System," Oman Medical Journal, 2020, doi: 10.5001/omj.2020.111.