Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care and Human Adaptation: Snapshots from Kuwait
摘要
The COVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 pandemic profoundly affected healthcare HealthcaresystemsHealthcare systems, highlighting vulnerabilitiesVulnerabilities with far-reaching implications beyond health disciplines. In responseResponse, KuwaitKuwait invested significantly in pandemicPandemic containment and mitigation strategies, bolstering its health system’s Healthcare systemresiliencePandemic resilience. This chapter explores the adaptational changes within Kuwait’sKuwait healthcare Healthcare landscape post-COVID-19Post-COVID-19. It highlights the nation’s strategic initiatives, including community-based surveys for SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoV-2, the implementation of an electronic vaccineVaccine registration system, and the establishment of a vaccine adverse event reporting system. These measures represent a paradigm shift in Kuwait’sKuwait healthcare Healthcareapproach, signifying a broader impact of the pandemicPandemic on healthcare policy and practice.