Government effectiveness in pandemic strategic management: Evidence from conflict-affected nations

Author Identifier

Franklin Akosa: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6347-2783

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Title

Financial Landscape Transformation: Technological Disruptions

First Page

103

Last Page

129

Publisher

Emerald

School

School of Business and Law

Publication Unique Identifier

10.1108/978-1-83753-750-120251006

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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

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.

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10.1108/978-1-83753-750-120251006

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