Government effectiveness in pandemic strategic management: Evidence from conflict-affected nations
Author Identifier (ORCID)
Franklin Akosa: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6347-2783
Abstract
Introduction: Based on the given experiences, many government institutions failed in their strategic management and planning for managing COVID-19. Meanwhile, when a crisis disrupts a system, institutions lose their direction and fail to make necessary responses. Purpose: The current study highlighted the impact of social justice and modern governance in providing equitable healthcare services and dealing with crises during the COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries. Methodology: Cross-country analyses were used based on captured secondary data. We evaluated several indices, including, for example, Crisis Index Indicators, Worldometers, and the Global Health Security (GHS) Index 2019. Findings: According to the GHS (2019) data, public health service delivery equity was ineffective, socially unjust, and unfair treatment was experienced in the context of the conflict-affected countries. Most conflict-affected countries (Iraq, Nigeria, Afghanistan, and Venezuela) did not have guidelines or public reports committing to providing prioritized healthcare services to the public and healthcare workers. The experience of conflict-affected countries has shown that healthcare disparities still exist. While many governments in conflict-affected countries failed to give equitable access to healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic to the public.
Document Type
Book Chapter
Date of Publication
3-6-2025
Publication Title
Financial Landscape Transformation: Technological Disruptions
Publisher
Emerald
School
School of Business and Law
Copyright
subscription content
First Page
103
Last Page
129
Comments
Alnoor, A., Ahmad, P., Mustafa, S. M., Mostafiz, M. I., Akosa, F., & Chew, X. Y. (2025). Government effectiveness in pandemic strategic management: Evidence from conflict-affected nations. In Financial Landscape Transformation: Technological Disruptions (pp. 103-129). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-750-120251006