How Ho Chi Minh City adapted its care pathway to manage the first large-scale community transmission of COVID-19

Authors

  • Luong Ngoc Khue Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Viet Nam
  • Nguyen Trong Khoa Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Viet Nam
  • Vuong Anh Duong Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Viet Nam
  • Do Thi Hong Hien World Health Organization Representative Office for Viet Nam, Hanoi, Viet Nam
  • Satoko Otsu World Health Organization Representative Office for Viet Nam, Hanoi, Viet Nam
  • Phung Kim Quang World Health Organization Representative Office for Viet Nam, Hanoi, Viet Nam
  • Dereje Abera Ayana World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines
  • Saho Takaya World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines
  • Howard L Sobel World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines
  • Vu Quang Hieu World Health Organization Representative Office for Viet Nam, Hanoi, Viet Nam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2023.14.5.1045

Keywords:

COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, case management, health care utilization, Vietnam

Abstract

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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Published

30-09-2023

How to Cite

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Luong KN, Nguyen KT, Vuong DA, Do HHT, Otsu S, Phung QK, Ayana DA, Takaya S, Sobel HL, Vu HQ. How Ho Chi Minh City adapted its care pathway to manage the first large-scale community transmission of COVID-19. Western Pac Surveill Response J [Internet]. 2023 Sep. 30 [cited 2026 Apr. 6];14(5). Available from: https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/1045

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 5 (2023): Special Edition: COVID-19 Clinical Management and Health-care Pathways

Section

Brief Report

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