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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected populations worldwide with LMIC being greatly affected, not only by COVID-19 but the disruption of various disease management programs which have derailed the progress that has been achieved in the past decades. What lessons have been learned in managing a pandemic within another pandemic? What is the way forward in public health response and management in LMIC? How can LMIC sustain public health response and management in the wake of other challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic?
It is essential that the health systems in LMIC are strengthened and improved to meet the global standards and provide primary healthcare services for their populations. The current state of healthcare systems needs to be improved before any discussion of sustainability. Sustaining health systems in LMIC in their current state will just further increase the healthcare gap.
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Mphande, F.A. (2023). Equitable Health Response: Lessons from COVID-19 and Monkeypox. In: Sustainable Health in Low and Middle Income Countries. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4254-1_6
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