Essential health services dashboard
Tracking continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic
Fourth round of the global pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: November 2022–January 2023
Interim report - 1 May 2023
Overview
To better understand the extent of health system and essential health service disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO has conducted four rounds of the Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. This report presents global findings from 139 countries, territories and areas that participated in the fourth survey round during November 2022 – January 2023 (with late submissions accepted until 10 March 2023). The findings offer critical insight from country key informants into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on essential health services, the main challenges health systems are facing to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic while maintaining other essential health service delivery, and how countries are responding to mitigate disruptions, recover services, and ultimately strengthen health system and services resilience and preparedness for future health emergencies.
Third round of the global pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic
Interim report - November–December 2021
Overview
To better understand the extent of essential health service disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO has conducted three rounds of the Global pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. This report presents global findings from 129 countries, territories and areas that participated in the third round of the survey during November - December 2021. The findings offer critical insight from country key informants into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on essential health services, the challenges health systems are facing to ensure access to essential COVID-19 tools (including COVID-19 diagnostics, COVID-19 therapeutics, COVID-19 vaccines and personal protective equipment), and how countries are responding to mitigate disruptions, recover services, and strengthen health service resilience over the long-term.
Second round of the national pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic
January-March 2021
Overview
To better understand the extent of disruptions to essential health services caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, in early 2021 WHO launched the second round of the National pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. This report presents global findings from the 135 countries and territories that participated in the second round of the survey during January-March 2021. The findings offer critical insight from country key informants into the extent of impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on essential health services across the life course, the reasons for those disruptions, and how countries are adapting strategies and approaches to maintain service delivery.
Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: interim report, 27 August 2020
27 August 2020|COVID-19: Essential health services
Overview
The Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic aimed to gain initial insight from country key informants into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on essential health services across the life course. The survey results in this interim report can improve our understanding of the extent of disruptions across all services, the reasons for disruptions, and the mitigation strategies countries are using to maintain service delivery.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on noncommunicable disease resources and services: results of a rapid assessment
3 September 2020|Global report
Overview
This report presents the results of a rapid assessment conducted by the NCD Department in May 2020 detailing the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on NCD resources and services.
The impact of COVID-19 on mental, neurological and substance use services
Results of a rapid assessment
Overview
This report of a survey completed by 130 countries during the period June-August 2020 provides information about the extent of disruption to mental, neurological and substance use services due to COVID-19, the types of services that have been disrupted, and how countries are adapting to overcome these challenges.