Positive Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Public Health Measures on Healthcare by Hung Eun Hoo, Hong Chuan Loh, Alan Swee Hock Ch’ng, Fan Kee Hoo, Irene Looi

“…This article discusses several unforeseen positive impacts on healthcare that emerged from the COVID-19 public health measures that have been implemented. …”
Get full text

Cost-effectiveness of Public Health Strategies on COVID-19 Control: A Systematic Review by Ajaree Rayanakorn, Siew Lian Leong, Pattaranai Chaiprom, Shaun Wen Huey Lee

“… The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the greatest public health challenges imposing significant economic and societal costs. …”
Get full text

Did the COVID-19 quarantine policies applied in Cochabamba, Bolivia mitigated cases successfully? an interrupted time series analysis by Rodrigo K. Arce Cardozo, Osvaldo Fonseca-Rodríguez, Yercin Mamani Ortiz, Miguel San Sebastian, Frida Jonsson

“…Methods Utilizing COVID-19 testing data from the Cochabamba Department Health Service for the 2020–2022 period. …”
Get full text

Post-pandemic insights on COVID-19 and premature ovarian insufficiency by Han Yaguang, Dai Yang, Wang Kexin, Zhang Xin, Shao Zishen, Zhu Xiaolin

“…Public health measures, such as vaccination and home isolation, may indirectly protect ovarian health by reducing systemic inflammation. …”
Get full text

Phytochemicals for mitigating the COVID-19 crisis: evidence from pre-clinical and clinical studies by Atri Das, Swarnali Khan, Syamal Roy, Shantanabha Das

Get full text

Mpox in sports: A comprehensive framework for anticipatory planning and risk mitigation in football based on lessons from COVID-19 by Karim Chamari, Helmi Ben Saad, Wissem Dhahbi, Jad Washif, Abdelfatteh El Omri, Piotr Zmijewski, Ismail Dergaa

“…We emphasize the importance of proactive planning, noting improved preparedness in the sports community compared to the early days of COVID-19. In conclusion, our proposed framework provides sports organizations with practical tools to manage potential risks associated with mpox, ensuring the continuity of activities while prioritizing public health.…”
Get full text

Early measures for prevention and containment of COVID-19 in the Maldives: A descriptive analysis by Mariyam SUZANA, Sheena MOOSA, Fathmath Nazla RAFEEG, Sofoora K. USMAN

“…Results: The government of Maldives initiated its first public health measures as early as January and as of March 2020, levied more than two hundred interventions to combat the outbreak of COVID-19. …”
Get full text

Urban Dealing with Pandemic: Comparative Responses on Spanish Flu and the Covid-19 Era in Indonesia by Pulung Sumantri, Ahmad Muhajir, Taslim Batubara

Get full text

Living through the psychological consequences of COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review of effective mitigating interventions by Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Angkana Lekagul, Chawisa Suradom, Peeraya Piancharoen, Anamika Chattong

“…Most interventions for anxiety and stress were mindfulness and meditation based.Conclusions Results from RCT studies (11%, 78.6%) were effective in mitigating psychological consequences from COVID-19 pandemic when applied to healthcare workers, patients with COVID-19 and general population. …”
Get full text

The effectiveness of non-exposure to incarceration in preventing COVID-19 and mitigating associated events: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Elida Lucia Carvalho Martins, Patrícia Constantino, Gustavo Laine Araújo de Oliveira

“…Abstract Background For a long time, the penalty of imprisonment has been studied and criticized as ineffective in achieving the goals of resocialization and rehabilitation of offenders, and studies have associated incarceration with increased prevalence of disease. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization recommended decarceration as a prevention measure. …”
Get full text

Strategies to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child and youth well-being: a scoping review protocol by Jeanna Parsons Leigh, Henry T Stelfox, Perri R Tutelman, Diane L Lorenzetti, Melanie C Anglin, Kirsten M Fiest, Stephana Julia Moss, Emily A FitzGerald, Stacie Smith, Micaela Harley, Kathryn Birnie, Sara J Mizen

“…Findings of this study will be disseminated at national and international conferences and will inform our pan-Canadian multidisciplinary team of researchers, public, health professionals and knowledge users to codesign and pilot test a digital psychoeducational health tool—an interactive, web-based tool to help Canadian youth and their families address poor mental well-being resulting from and persisting beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.…”
Get full text

Strategic Health Diplomacy: An Indonesia’s Approach in Securing COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Supplies by Deasy Silvya Sari, Mas Halimah, Akim Akim, Renata Maximillian, Fakhri Sabiq Muawal, Nathanael Jusac Lie

Get full text

A cross-sectional study of the mental health burden among COVID-19 survivors by Arvind Nongpiur, Bhupen Barman, Kimberly Syiem, Andreecia Mn Mawiong, Naveen Anand, Arvind Nune

“…Mitigating the hazardous effects of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health should be a top priority for public health to prevent long-term complications.…”
Get full text

The Myth of Air Purifier in Mitigating the Transmission Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Virus by Lip Huat Saw, Bey Fen Leo, Chin Yik Lin, Norfilza Mohd Mokhtar, Sawal Hamid Md Ali, Mohd Shahrul Mohd Nadzir

Get full text

Competing health risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and early response: A scoping review. by Stefan Baral, Amrita Rao, Jean Olivier Twahirwa Rwema, Carrie Lyons, Muge Cevik, Anna E Kågesten, Daouda Diouf, Annette H Sohn, Refilwe Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Gregorio Millett, Julia L Marcus, Sharmistha Mishra

“…While these interventions have focused on testing, treatment, and mitigation of COVID-19, there have been reports of interruptions to diagnostic, prevention, and treatment services for other public health threats.…”
Get full text

Safety of health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: piloting WHO framework in Iran by Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Mondher Letaief, Hossein Mashhadi Abdolahi, Ramin Rezapour, Ahmed Alboksmaty, Mostafa Farahbakhsh

Get full text

Environmental Hazard of Polypropylene from Disposable Face Masks Linked to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Possible Mitigation Techniques through a Green Approach by Selvakumar Vijayalakshmi, Preethi Gopalsamy, Karnan Muthusamy, Dinesh Kumar Sundarraj, Steffi Pulikondan francis, Thiyagarajan Ramesh, Deog-Hwan Oh, Duong Ly Thi Thuy, Tuyet Thi Anh Truong, Huu Tap Van, Shankar Karuppannan

Get full text

Addressing Shortcomings in Contingency Standards of Care by Alexander Quan

“…Moreover, through using population health and resource data, public health organizations may forecast contingency shortages allowing for the adoption of early measures to mitigate health disparities that might otherwise be amplified from hospital-level contingency allocation decisions. …”
Get full text

Use of healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic in urban Ethiopia: evidence from retrospective health facility survey data by Getnet Alemu, Arjun S Bedi, Zemzem Shuka, Anagaw Mebratie, Matthias Rieger

“…This paper explores whether this shift has come at the cost of non-Covid related healthcare, especially the use of maternal and child health (MCH) services.Setting Data covering a 24-month period are drawn from 59 health centres and 29 public hospitals located in urban Ethiopia.Primary and secondary outcomes measures The primary outcome measures are the use of MCH services including family planning, antenatal and postnatal care, abortion care, delivery and immunisation. …”
Get full text

Association between COVID-19 anxiety syndrome and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the postpandemic era: a cross-sectional study in Hong Kong by Timothy Chung Ming Wu, Jonathan Ka Ming Ho, Sai Kit Choi, Yanki Hiu Yan Chan, Bella Wing Sze Chan, Timmy Tim Ming Li, Fu Po Tam, Ivan Man Chun Wong, Alex Siu Wing Chan

“…Comprehensive interventions addressing both informational and psychological aspects are needed to increase the rate of vaccine acceptance and to mitigate the effect of CAS on public health outcomes.…”
Get full text