Which Country is Truly Developed? COVID-19 has Answered the Question | Zendy

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Which Country is Truly Developed? COVID-19 has Answered the Question

Author(s) -

Jeffrey S. Freed,

Soo Kwon,

Hannah Jacobs El,

Michael Gottlieb,

Ram Roth

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

annals of global health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602

H-Index - 66

ISSN - 2214-9996

DOI - 10.5334/aogh.2894

Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , developing country , developed country , healthcare system , development economics , political science , health care , business , economic growth , virology , economics , medicine , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , population , pathology , outbreak

The developed countries of the world were ill-prepared for the pandemic that they have suffered. When we compare developed to developing countries, the sophisticated parameters we use do not necessarily address the weaknesses in the healthcare systems of developed countries that make them susceptible to crises like the present pandemic. We strongly suggest that better preparation for such events is necessary for a country to be considered developed.

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