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- Title
Analysis of policy responses to COVID-19: a case study in Babol University of Medical Sciences (BUMS), Iran.
- Authors
Farhadi, Zeynab; Salemi, Morteza; Jahani, Mohammad Ali
- Abstract
Background: Preparation and financing of treatments, control of disease by limited resources, are known as the most important challenges encountered by the policy-makers involved in an epidemic outbreak. Therefore, the present study was conducted to analyze the policy responses of Babol University of Medical Sciences (BUMS) to Coronavirus (COVID-19). Methods: A qualitative study was performed to investigate the policy responses of BUMS to COVID-19 in Babol of January to March, 2021. The statistical population included the experts, pundits, policy-makers and planners involved in four areas of management, treatment, healthcare, and health donation. Data collection was done according to interviews and policy documents, and the obtained data were analyzed based on the Walt and Gilson's policy triangle. Results: There are five main themes to names: policy context, policy analysis, policy-making process, actors and stakeholders and 16 sub-themes. After several rounds of revision, the text of the interviews and policy documents were tagged and finally, various issues related to sub-themes were extracted. Also, two sub-themes entitled (improving the policy framework, People's participation) were obtained from the strategies to reduce the incidence of Covid-19 theme. Conclusions: (BUMS) was able to use the capacities and skills of experienced physicians, specialists and nurses to respond to patients awaiting treatment. Therefore, most of the policies were aimed at patient care and treatment. The lack of financial resources was compensated by health donors. But the (BUMS) could not use the power of the city government to control traffic and comply with health protocols and prevent infections. It was mainly the formulation and implementation of irregular and unstable policies.
- Subjects
IRAN; HEALTH policy; EVALUATION of medical care; INTERVIEWING; QUALITATIVE research; POLICY sciences; THEMATIC analysis; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Cost Effectiveness & Resource Allocation, 2022, Vol 20, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1478-7547
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12962-022-00404-w