1.Human Resource Management in the Healthcare Setting During COVID-19 Pandemic: Policy Recommendations, Implementation Challenges, and the Way Forward
Nazmi Ainaa Azmi ; Siti Zubaidah Mohamed Isa ; Aidalina Mahmud
Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 2022;18(No.3):158-165
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a worldwide human resource crisis in the healthcare setting due to the continuous and overwhelming demand of the workforce. Failure in managing the human resource will negatively affect the clinical management, prevention, and control of the pandemic; while a well-planned human resource policy can ensure sustainable and sufficient skilful workers to meet the demand. This article presents policies that are recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other significant studies in addressing the issues faced by many countries during this COVID-19 pandemic. As with all policies, there are various challenges in the implementation of policies related to COVID-19. Therefore, this article also discusses the challenges in the implementation of these policies. This article ends with the proposal for the way forward in human resource management during a pandemic, should another pandemic hit the world.
2.The Role of Big Data Analytics in Digital Health for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Asia
Nazmi Ainaa Azmi ; Norhafizah Mohd Noor ; Muhammad Ikhwan Mud Shukri ; Aidalina Mahmud ; Rosliza Abdul Manaf
Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 2022;18(No.4):173-181
Big data analytics (BDA) in digital health is critical for gaining the knowledge needed to make decisions, with Asia
at the forefront of utilising this technology for the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This review aims to study
how BDA was incorporated into digital health in managing the COVID-19 pandemic in six selected Asian countries, discuss its advantages and barriers and recommend measures to improve its adoption. A narrative review was
conducted. Online databases were searched to identify all relevant literature on the roles of BDA in digital health
for COVID-19 preventive and control measures. The findings showed that these countries had used BDA for contact tracing, quarantine compliance, outbreak prediction, supply rationing, movement control, information update,
and symptom monitoring. Compared to conventional approaches, BDA in digital health plays a more efficient role
in preventing and controlling COVID-19. It may inspire other countries to adopt this technology in managing the
pandemic.
3.Application of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in Food Security During Flood Disaster in Malaysia: A Narrative Review
Muhammad Ikhwan Mud Shukri ; Nazmi Ainaa Azmi ; Chandramalar Kanthavelu ; Nur Za&rsquo ; Imah Zainal ; Rosliza Abdul Manaf ; Suhainizam Muhamad Saliluddin
Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 2023;19(No.4):332-341
Disaster risk reduction (DRR) plays essential roles in ensuring food security to avoid adverse social, economic and
financial implications to the disaster victims. This article aims to review existing DRR strategies in food security
during flood disasters and recommend strategies that can be adapted into policies in Malaysia according to the
Sendai Framework. Sendai Framework provides comprehensive, globally recognized priority themes in DRR while
highlighting governmental and stakeholders’ responsibility. A literature review was carried out by searching available published literatures from online databases and selected information used in this review is taken from articles,
journals, reports, national reports, news, and thesis regarding the topic from November 2021 to January 2022. This
review revealed that DRR strategies of food security during flood disasters in Malaysia lack one out of 14 work areas
in four priorities in the Sendai Framework, which is the national-level risk and vulnerability assessment system and
tools. This article proposed 19 recommendations to improve eight work areas across all four priority areas to enhance
national food security during flood disasters.