Health Service Management Department, School of Business, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, UJ-20-062-DR, Saudi Arabia.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2022 Jun 9;17:e203. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2022.155.
In Saudi Arabia and around the world, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is a significant public health problem. This paper explores the strategies that Saudi Arabia took to control COVID-19 from March 2020 to July 2021 and highlights some considerations regarding the ongoing COVID-19 response. The high testing capacity adopted by the Saudi Government and the country's strong adherence to public health guidelines may have created conditions that stemmed the spread of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia.In this position paper, 3 government tools of governance that were utilized to address the problem of COVID-19 are identified: social regulation, interorganizational collaboration, and public information. The governance tools detailed in this research are frequently used to alleviate public health concerns, which is important as the use of governance tools to implement policy is the trend of the future. Public-private partnerships and strategic alliances are also viable options to confront national issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
在沙特阿拉伯和世界各地，冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行是一个重大的公共卫生问题。本文探讨了沙特阿拉伯从 2020 年 3 月至 2021 年 7 月控制 COVID-19 所采取的策略，并强调了一些关于正在进行的 COVID-19 应对措施的考虑因素。沙特政府采取的高检测能力和该国对公共卫生准则的坚决遵守，可能为遏制 COVID-19 在沙特阿拉伯的传播创造了条件。在这份立场文件中，确定了政府用于解决 COVID-19 问题的 3 种治理工具：社会监管、组织间协作和公共信息。本研究详细介绍的治理工具通常用于缓解公共卫生问题，这一点很重要，因为使用治理工具来实施政策是未来的趋势。公私合作伙伴关系和战略联盟也是应对 COVID-19 等国家问题的可行选择。
