Global Health Security Index
Cross-source consensus on Global Health Security Index from 1 sources and 6 claims.
1 sources · 6 claims
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- The GHS Index is organised into six categories intended to capture capacities for preventing, detecting, and responding to infectious disease threats. — Global Health Security Index and COVID-19 pandemic mortality 2020–2021: a comparative study of islands and non-islands across 194 jurisdictions
- The study found that higher 2019 GHS Index scores predicted lower age-standardised excess mortality in non-island jurisdictions but not in island jurisdictions. — Global Health Security Index and COVID-19 pandemic mortality 2020–2021: a comparative study of islands and non-islands across 194 jurisdictions
- The GHS Index is a criteria-based measure of health security capacity scored out of 100 across countries and jurisdictions. — Global Health Security Index and COVID-19 pandemic mortality 2020–2021: a comparative study of islands and non-islands across 194 jurisdictions
- The GHS Index did not robustly predict GDP per capita growth during the pandemic period. — Global Health Security Index and COVID-19 pandemic mortality 2020–2021: a comparative study of islands and non-islands across 194 jurisdictions
- The study supports continued use of the GHS Index for preparedness investment in non-island jurisdictions, but argues it should be revised. — Global Health Security Index and COVID-19 pandemic mortality 2020–2021: a comparative study of islands and non-islands across 194 jurisdictions
- Higher pre-pandemic GHS Index scores were expected to predict better COVID-19 outcomes because the index had prior face validity and links to lower communicable disease mortality. — Global Health Security Index and COVID-19 pandemic mortality 2020–2021: a comparative study of islands and non-islands across 194 jurisdictions