Sharma Gagan Deep, Talan Gaurav, Srivastava Mrinalini, Yadav Anshita, Chopra Ritika
University School of Management Studies Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University New Delhi India.
J Public Aff. 2020 Nov;20(4):e2195. doi: 10.1002/pa.2195. Epub 2020 Jun 15.
The Covid-19 epidemic is a public health emergency of international concern. It poses a massive risk for the human race across the planet, calling for the need to take measures at the local, regional, national, and global levels. South Asian countries stand more vulnerable to the pandemic due to their dense population, poor infrastructure, and low surveillance system. This paper aims to understand the challenges from the Covid-19 pandemic for South Asia; and investigates the strategic and operational responses to this pandemic by policymakers and healthcare professionals, respectively, in South Asia. The study uses interviews and opinions of policymakers and doctors, from the South Asian region, involved in tackling the Covid-19 crisis. The qualitative analysis is performed on these interviews and opinions by using NVivo 12 software. The findings indicate that policymakers and healthcare providers across South Asia have been showing efficient teamwork while dealing with this pandemic. The healthcare administrators being at the operational level, convey the challenges they face to the policymakers who then respond to them at a strategic level.
新冠疫情是一场国际关注的突发公共卫生事件。它给全球人类带来了巨大风险，这就需要在地方、区域、国家和全球层面采取措施。南亚国家由于人口密集、基础设施薄弱和监测系统不完善，更容易受到疫情影响。本文旨在了解新冠疫情给南亚带来的挑战；并分别调查南亚政策制定者和医疗专业人员针对这一疫情的战略和行动应对措施。该研究采用了来自南亚地区参与应对新冠危机的政策制定者和医生的访谈及意见。通过使用NVivo 12软件对这些访谈和意见进行定性分析。研究结果表明，南亚各地的政策制定者和医疗服务提供者在应对这一疫情时展现出了高效的团队合作。处于操作层面的医疗管理人员将他们面临的挑战传达给政策制定者，然后政策制定者在战略层面做出回应。
