This policy brief summarizes 16 recommendations to strengthen the health system response to COVID-19 in the WHO European Region, to break chains of transmission, and to diagnose and treat cases while maintaining essential services.
These technical guidance notes with check lists provide in-depth pragmatic policy recommendations to strengthen the health system response to COVID-19 and include emergent country-specific practices.
These surge planning tools support Member States in visualizing acute and intensive care capacity needs over time, identifying the timing and severity of the peak of the outbreak, and engaging in detailed planning of human resources for health systems.
