Emergency preparedness and response
Effective public health response at points of entry and innovative cross border collaboration during COVID-19 pandemic
Impact of Public Health Emergency Operations Centres in coordination of the COVID-19 response in the Region; operational challenges for COVID-19 response
Role(s) of health security and Incident Management System during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
Leveraging the COVID-19 response capacities to enhance the preparedness and response for other high-pathogens in the Region
Rapid Review of M&E systems and their robustness for monitoring emergency response during the COVID-19 pandemic
Monitoring the SARS-COV-2 integration into influenza surveillance and other emerging respiratory diseases
Review effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on implementation of Public Health Information Services in emergency countries
Documenting lessons learned and best practices for the COVID-19 pandemic response in PIP-supported countries in the Region
Health systems and services
Influence of COVID-19 on the transformation of health professionals’ education towards the use of digital technologies, including challenges faced and coping strategies during the transition and transformation
Role of PHC in COVID-19 in the Region and how it could be strengthened by building resilient PHC at national and sub-national levels
Noncommunicable diseases/mental health
Digital health interventions, including telemedicine, to support self-care management for NCDs in countries of the Region
Current regional responses on provision of NCD services during COVID-19 pandemic in humanitarian settings
Effective strategies to mitigate mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including on the health workforce
Science, information and dissemination
Measuring excess mortality during COVID-19 pandemic according to different causes (direct and indirect) – enhancing/applying methods
Mapping and critical review guidelines developed, updated and adapted related to COVID-19
Critical assessment of cost, impact and challenges of using digital health in response to COVID-19 pandemic at national level
Innovative ways to enhance health information systems to respond to the needs identified during COVID-19 pandemic
Healthier populations
Health impacts of health care waste management practices during infectious outbreaks with focus on the COVID-19 pandemic
Occupational health impacts on teleworking workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Direct and indirect effects of COVID-19 pandemic on newborn/child/adolescent health status and services
