What makes health systems resilient against infectious disease outbreaks and natural hazards? Results from a scoping review

• Main Authors: Jennifer B. Nuzzo (Author), Diane Meyer (Author), Michael Snyder (Author), Sanjana J. Ravi (Author), Ana Lapascu (Author), Jon Souleles (Author), Carolina I. Andrada (Author), David Bishai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background The 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak was a wake-up call regarding the critical importance of resilient health systems. Fragile health systems can become overwhelmed during public health crises, further exacerbating the human, economic, and political toll. Important work has been done to...