1.How Ho Chi Minh City adapted its care pathway to manage the first large-scale community transmission of COVID-19
Ngoc Khue Luong ; Trong Khoa Nguyen ; Anh Duong Vuong ; Thi Hong Hien Do ; Satoko Otsu ; Kim Quang Phung ; Dereje Abera Ayana ; Saho Takaya ; Howard L Sobel ; Quang Hieu Vu
Western Pacific Surveillance and Response 2023;14(5):05-08
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam undertook a series of measures in response to the fourth and largest wave of COVID-19. The care pathway was continuously reconfigured through leadership from all levels of government and engagement of the community. This resulted in a shift towards integrated severity-based care consisting of multiple levels of health-care facilities and home care. This flexible approach based on the rapidly changing local context enabled Ho Chi Minh City to limit the extent to which health-care capacity was overwhelmed.
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