Protecting essential health services in low-income and middle-income countries and humanitarian settings while responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Karl Blanchet ORCID logo ; Ala Alwan ORCID logo ; Caroline Antoine ; Marion Jane Cros ; Ferozuddin Feroz ; Tseguaneh Amsalu Guracha ; Oystein Haaland ; Alemayehu Hailu ORCID logo ; Peter Hangoma ORCID logo ; Dean Jamison ; +8 more... Solomon Tessema Memirie ; Ingrid Miljeteig ORCID logo ; Ahmad Jan Naeem ; Sara L Nam ; Ole Frithjof Norheim ; Stéphane Verguet ORCID logo ; David Watkins ORCID logo ; Kjell Arne Johansson ORCID logo ; (2020) Protecting essential health services in low-income and middle-income countries and humanitarian settings while responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ global health, 5 (10). e003675-e003675. ISSN 2059-7908 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003675
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In health outcomes terms, the poorest countries stand to lose the most from these disruptions. In this paper, we make the case for a rational approach to public sector health spending and decision making during and in the early recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on ethics and equity principles, it is crucial to ensure that patients not infected by COVID-19 continue to get access to healthcare and that the services they need continue to be resourced. We present a list of 120 essential non-COVID-19 health interventions that were adapted from the model health benefit packages developed by the Disease Control Priorities project.


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