Considerations for health governance: strengthening institutional capacity and connectedness through COVID-19 responses

Overview

Coronavirus disease 2019 (‎COVID-19)‎ requires effective whole-of-government and whole-of-society action and collaboration. Legal frameworks play a critical role in enabling this, including by ensuring government accountability and transparency, establishing roles and responsibilities, enabling coordination, supporting evidence-based decision-making, and providing for the engagement of the community and the private sector. This document suggests actions for WHO and Member States to work together to strengthen legal frameworks to support leadership and governance for the COVID-19 response and to achieve Universal Health Coverage beyond the pandemic.