Change Cannot Wait: Building Resilient Health Systems in the Shadow of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the world that fundamental change in health systems cannot wait. The probability of a pandemic with similar impact to COVID-19 is set to increase three-fold in the next few decades due to increasing risk drivers, such as urbanization, climate change, land use changes, fragility and conflict, and zoonotic spillovers. This report builds on previous work, leverages new research, and considers countries’ frontline experiences during COVID-19. It presents a new framework for making health systems resilient, shows how countries can build them, and where countries and partners can target investments to improve health outcomes.