Government policies on abortion are a longstanding topic of heated political debates. The
COVID-19 pandemic shook health systems to the core adding further to the complexity of …

ABSTRACT COVID-19 has created a ramifying public health, economic, and political crisis
throughout many countries in the world. While globally the pandemic is at different stages …

The spread of the novel coronavirus disease caused schools in Japan to close to cope with
the pandemic. In response to the school closures, parents of students were obliged to care …

Background The health workforce is a key component of any health system and the present
crisis offers a unique opportunity to better understand its specific contribution to health …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries faced a shortage as well as maldistribution
of healthcare workers and a misalignment between healthcare needs and worker skills. In …

The rising number of COVID-19 cases and economic implications of lockdown measures
indicate the tricky balancing act policy makers face as they implement the subsequent …

Background National responses to the COVID-19 pandemic depend on national
preparedness systems that must be understood as components of global public health …

Why healthcare cannot—and should not—become data-driven, despite the many promises
of intensified data sourcing. In contemporary healthcare, everybody seems to want more …

This article examines how Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru addressed
the COVID-19 pandemic and the effectiveness of these policy responses from the date each …

Fake news and misinformation have become a major social issue. And yet, many
researchers concern primarily about political misinformation, leaving healthcare …