Moti Ukertor Gabriel, Goon Daniel Ter
Prof. Ukertor Gabriel Moti, Department of Public Administration, University of Abuja, Nigeria.
Prof. Daniel Ter Goon, Department of Public Health, University of Fort Hare, East London, South Africa.
Pak J Med Sci. 2020 May;36(COVID19-S4):S134-S137. doi: 10.12669/pjms.36.COVID19-S4.2751.
The emergence of the deadly novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) has resuscitated global attention on the state of health governance and well-being of citizens. Worldwide, countries are in dire dilemma of safeguarding the health of their citizens and equally salvaging economy, arising from the social distancing and lockdown strategies, which affects negatively the economic activities. This paper examines the intricate balance between health and the economy in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and the policy options needed to assist countries to implement strategies to protect the health of their citizens and promote economic recovery in this unprecedented global crisis situation. There is need for a coordinated public-private sector partnership in the recovery plan of each country, taking into account their contextual and country specific health system and economy, but not discarding the universal application thereof. Global, regional, national geo-political and public health collaboration is needed to save the world from COVID-19 catastrophic consequences.
致命的新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的出现，重新唤起了全球对卫生治理状况和公民福祉的关注。在全球范围内，由于社交距离和封锁策略对经济活动产生了负面影响，各国在保障公民健康和挽救经济方面陷入了严峻的困境。本文探讨了在新冠疫情之后健康与经济之间的复杂平衡，以及在这种前所未有的全球危机形势下，需要哪些政策选项来协助各国实施战略，以保护其公民的健康并促进经济复苏。在每个国家的复苏计划中，需要公私部门建立协调的伙伴关系，要考虑到其具体情况和国家特定的卫生系统及经济状况，但也不能忽视其普遍适用性。需要全球、区域、国家层面的地缘政治和公共卫生合作，以使世界免遭COVID-19的灾难性后果。
