Enhancing Health System Resilience: Practical and Cost-effective Approaches to Face the COVID-19 Pandemic by Base Hospital UdugamaSri Lanka
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چکیده
COVID-19 is a pandemic from pneumonia of unknown origin, first reported in Wuhan city China as information extracted the World Health Organization. It was Sri Lanka on 27 January 2020 by Chinese tourist. Handing situation with scarce recourses within limited time challenging for government hospitals. This paper aims to describe practical and cost-effective actions implemented at Base Hospital Udugama enhance health system resilience prepare, respond to, recover pandemic. We did retrospective evaluation control project Udugama. The daily interventions carried out were documented journal. Also, we preserved evidence through photographs while collecting data routine hospital records. temporally established coordinating committee managed all activities. increased awareness among staff public, maintained stock Personal Protective Equipment, preventive measures, an isolation unit, arranged community sample collection, continued essential healthcare services distribution clinic drugs doorsteps patients protecting against COVID-19. Even though management challenge Udugama, strong leadership effective coordination different units departments beyond hospital, it possible manage response efficiently effectively. recommend enhancing system's timely investments peripheral hospitals coupled capacity building targeting multiple hazards, including pandemics. Keywords: COVID 19, Pandemic, Prevention, Resilience, Preparedness, Response.
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عنوان ژورنال: International journal of community resilience
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2773-7195']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51595/injcr/11111117