What Can the Service Delivery Indicator Surveys Tell Us about COVID-19 Preparedness?

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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Main Authors: Sharma, Jigyasa, Andrews, Kathryn, Conner, Ruben, Gatti, Roberta
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
SERVICE DELIVERY
PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS
HEALTH FACILITY
INFECTION PREVENTION
HEALTH SYSTEM
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/451571595856000044/What-Can-the-Service-Delivery-Indicator-Surveys-Tell-Us-about-COVID-19-Preparedness
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spelling okr-10986-342522022-09-20T00:12:00Z What Can the Service Delivery Indicator Surveys Tell Us about COVID-19 Preparedness? Sharma, Jigyasa Andrews, Kathryn Conner, Ruben Gatti, Roberta CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 SERVICE DELIVERY PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS HEALTH FACILITY INFECTION PREVENTION HEALTH SYSTEM 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. 2020-07-30T14:52:59Z 2020-07-30T14:52:59Z 2020-07 Working Paper 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 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9334 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
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topic CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
SERVICE DELIVERY
PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS
HEALTH FACILITY
INFECTION PREVENTION
HEALTH SYSTEM
spellingShingle CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
SERVICE DELIVERY
PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS
HEALTH FACILITY
INFECTION PREVENTION
HEALTH SYSTEM
Sharma, Jigyasa
Andrews, Kathryn
Conner, Ruben
Gatti, Roberta
What Can the Service Delivery Indicator Surveys Tell Us about COVID-19 Preparedness?
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description 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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author Sharma, Jigyasa
Andrews, Kathryn
Conner, Ruben
Gatti, Roberta
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Andrews, Kathryn
Conner, Ruben
Gatti, Roberta
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title What Can the Service Delivery Indicator Surveys Tell Us about COVID-19 Preparedness?
title_short What Can the Service Delivery Indicator Surveys Tell Us about COVID-19 Preparedness?
title_full What Can the Service Delivery Indicator Surveys Tell Us about COVID-19 Preparedness?
title_fullStr What Can the Service Delivery Indicator Surveys Tell Us about COVID-19 Preparedness?
title_full_unstemmed What Can the Service Delivery Indicator Surveys Tell Us about COVID-19 Preparedness?
title_sort what can the service delivery indicator surveys tell us about covid-19 preparedness?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/451571595856000044/What-Can-the-Service-Delivery-Indicator-Surveys-Tell-Us-about-COVID-19-Preparedness
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