What Can the Service Delivery Indicator Surveys Tell Us about COVID-19 Preparedness?
To aid national and international efforts to support countries in enhancing their pandemic preparedness in the face of COVID-19, this paper draws from the World Bank's Service Delivery Indicator surveys to highlight key aspects of health servi...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/451571595856000044/What-Can-the-Service-Delivery-Indicator-Surveys-Tell-Us-about-COVID-19-Preparedness http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34252 |
| Summary: | To aid national and international
efforts to support countries in enhancing their pandemic
preparedness in the face of COVID-19, this paper draws from
the World Bank's Service Delivery Indicator surveys to
highlight key aspects of health service preparedness in
Kenya, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania. The results of this
analysis paint a highly variable picture. At least 10
percent of lower-level facilities in all three countries
have inpatient care capacity, suggesting that these
lower-level facilities could help absorb surges in patient
flow. Less than half of the facilities in the three
countries have a fixed or mobile phone and less than a third
have internet access, suggesting a likely challenge in
communication and timely sharing of essential information.
Concerningly, less than half of the facilities have
appropriate handwashing facilities for patients, with even
lower rates in rural areas. Between 80 and 95 percent of the
facilities have a thermometer to diagnose fever, but
availability of a thermometer, stethoscope, and blood
pressure cuff together is variable (ranging from almost 90
percent of the facilities in Tanzania to less than 65
percent in Sierra Leone). The paper concludes by
highlighting key innovations for future surveys to improve
measurement of pandemic preparedness. |
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