Responses to COVID-19 within schools have varied significantly across the European Region.
Read more “What strategies and approaches are countries implementing within schools both in response to COVID-19 and to localized outbreaks?”
As the COVID-19 pandemic unravelled, hospitals had to deal with the often overwhelming need to treat patients exposed to the virus. To minimize exposure and maximize health workforce capacity, many hospitals postponed elective procedures and non-essential services.
Read more “How have countries restarted more routine hospital activities during the COVID-19 pandemic?”
The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) (e.g. gloves, medical masks, goggles, etc.), and large disruptions in the global marketplace made it difficult for virtually all countries to obtain PPE for their own needs in the first months of the pandemic.
Read more “Who has regulatory responsibility for stocking PPE in ambulatory settings, and how does it work in practice?”
Federalism is the kind of unavoidable reality that shapes every element of public health policy and politics in federal countries.
Read more “How have federal countries organized their COVID-19 response?”
This article, published open-access in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, shows how a ‘Snakes and Ladders’ board game can be a useful framework for understanding the opportunities and pitfalls that countries face when operationalising a find, test, trace, isolate, support strategy.
Read more “What do countries need to do to implement effective ‘find, test, trace, isolate and support’ systems?”
Efficient health communication about COVID-19 can raise awareness and motivate more people to engage in health-protective behaviour.
Read more “What channels are countries using to communicate with the public and at what frequency?”
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected incomes of health professionals in two important ways.
Read more “How are countries compensating health professionals for income losses and extra expenses due to COVID-19?”
In this policy snapshot we provide a comparative analysis of how 30 countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region structure their contact tracing operations.
Read more “How do countries structure contact tracing operations and what is the role of apps?”
The coronavirus crisis creates three important challenges for hospital finances.
Read more “How do countries adjust hospital payment systems for COVID-19?”
Care homes have become the focus of the COVID-19 debate across Europe.
Read more “What measures have been taken to protect care homes during the COVID-19 crisis?”