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Azh N, Najafimoghadam T, Motamed-Gorji N, Koohpayehzadeh J, Asadi-Lari M, Tavakoli N, et al . Risk Communication in Early Containment of COVID-19 Pandemic in Iran: Implementation of the World Health Organization Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (WHO–SPRP). Med J Islam Repub Iran 2022; 36 (1) :1094-1098
URL: http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-8445-en.html
URL: http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-8445-en.html
Nima Azh 
, Tayebeh Najafimoghadam , Nogol Motamed-Gorji , Jalil Koohpayehzadeh , Mohsen Asadi-Lari , Nader Tavakoli , Seyed Mohsen Zahraei , Massomeh Goshtae , Babak Eshrati , Mehdi Moghtadaei , Seyed Abbas Motevalian , Hamid Reza Baradaran
, Tayebeh Najafimoghadam , Nogol Motamed-Gorji , Jalil Koohpayehzadeh , Mohsen Asadi-Lari , Nader Tavakoli , Seyed Mohsen Zahraei , Massomeh Goshtae , Babak Eshrati , Mehdi Moghtadaei , Seyed Abbas Motevalian , Hamid Reza Baradaran
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Baradaran.HR@iums.ac.ir
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Background: Health systems must have functional and efficient preparedness and response plans to manage pandemics. Moreover, it is essential to adjust to changing circumstances and the dynamic character of pandemics. The World Health Organization (WHO) introduced the Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP), emphasizing 144 measures across 10 pillars, helping governments prepare and respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aimed to determine how the Iranian health system, based on the WHO—SPRP, addresses strategic preparedness and response plan in the COVID-19 pandemic at the national level.
Methods: The WHO–SPRP was adopted and translated into Persian by 2 bilingual natives. The chief of the health office requested that authorized officers complete the SPRP. Then, a meeting was held by officers of related units involved in COVID-19 management to address the SPRP at regional and national levels.
Results: Our findings suggest that up to August 2020, effective risk communication and community engagement were not fully established. Our response plan lacked evidence-based information and educational messaging to consistently shape public opinion and impression of a respiratory pandemic.
Conclusion: The Iranian health care system and services were almost able to address the SPRP and perform the major indicators that the WHO had proposed. However, special attention should be paid to risk communication and community engagement to empower informed decision-making by individuals and communities.
Methods: The WHO–SPRP was adopted and translated into Persian by 2 bilingual natives. The chief of the health office requested that authorized officers complete the SPRP. Then, a meeting was held by officers of related units involved in COVID-19 management to address the SPRP at regional and national levels.
Results: Our findings suggest that up to August 2020, effective risk communication and community engagement were not fully established. Our response plan lacked evidence-based information and educational messaging to consistently shape public opinion and impression of a respiratory pandemic.
Conclusion: The Iranian health care system and services were almost able to address the SPRP and perform the major indicators that the WHO had proposed. However, special attention should be paid to risk communication and community engagement to empower informed decision-making by individuals and communities.
Type of Study: Original Research |
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COVID 19
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