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COVID-19: Impacts on Health and Health Systems
COVID-19 Impact and Statistics
COVID-19 devastated countries in both developed and developing countries. Huge levels of mortality occurred in developed countries like USA, UK, France as well as in many developing countries like Brazil, India, South Africa. Until April 13 2024, the world suffered with 704,753,890 infections and close to 7,010,681 deaths. In the US alone, 1,219,487 deaths were reported until April 13, 2024.
Impact on Healthcare Services
Prevalence of COVID-19 had caused a significant decline in the number of patients seeking routine health services related to communicable and cardiovascular diseases in almost all countries belonging to both developed and developing regions. COVID-19 made a massive dent in the diagnostics sector with a steep fall in patient volumes since the beginning of 2020. The pandemic developed a haunting sense of fear among people, which eventually impacted hospital/clinic and lab visits. Regular check-ups became cumbersome, stressful and time consuming.
Expert Opinions and Policy Failures
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former advisor to former US President Joe Biden, asserted that domestic policy failure, and the lack of a public health infrastructure for handling an outbreak of such proportions has resulted in such huge human loss.
Focus of the Book
The focus of this book is to take a close look at case studies from various countries and find the lessons learned, including the rise in mental illnesses and development of healthcare post COVID-19, to remain ready for any such pandemic in the future.
