Good public health logistics for resilient health systems during the pandemic: Lessons from Tamil Nadu
Adithyan, G.S.; Sundararaman, T.
Indian Journal of Medical Ethics Vi (3): 1-10
2021
ISSN/ISBN: 0975-5691 PMID: 34287195 Document Number: 229538
The article highlights the importance of strengthening of public systems and the need for rapid scaling up of access to testing and to appropriate therapeutics in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, to have in place robust public procurement systems for drugs and diagnostics. The paper draws lessons from the Tamil Nadu experience and validates the understanding that investing in public institutions is essential for rapid responsiveness to pandemics and other public health emergencies from both the ethical and health systems points of view.
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