A Health Policy Responses to COVID-19: Lessons Learned for Future Pandemics in Saudi Arabia
Samia Ali Saeed Alzhrani
Email: Samia.alzhrani95@gmail.com
Abstract
Covid-19 has impacted almost all countries in various ways. Pandemics have occurred in the past and will occur in future. Hence, all countries must prepare for future pandemics with appropriate health policy responses. This study aimed to review research papers on health policy responses to Covid-19 in different countries so that the lessons learned from other countries can be used for health policy responses to future pandemics in Saudi Arabia. This aim was framed into four questions to facilitate the identification of papers. A Google Scholar search using search terms related to each research question was used to identify papers relevant to the topic. The identified papers were screened and selected through the PRISMA flow diagram. Finally, 22 papers were used for this review and discussed under each research question. Based on the findings in the reviewed papers, a list of health policy responses for future pandemics in Saudi Arabia was presented as the answer to the research question relating to the best practices that can be adopted by Saudi Arabia to deal with future pandemics.