Open AccessDOES PANDEMIC PAVES WAY FOR INNOVATIONS IN HEALTHCARE?: A REVIEW
Author(s) -
R Maanasa,
G Srinivas,
Sudha Seshayyan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/2908390
Subject(s) - pandemic , health care , public health , smallpox , obligation , disease , public relations , medicine , vaccination , political science , covid-19 , economic growth , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , nursing , economics , law , pathology
The world has witnessed innumerable epidemic and pandemic episodes for centuries from Small Pox to Influenza toCholera and the most recent wave of COVID-19 still ruling global health.The contemporary healthcare and public healthsystem witnessing every pandemic has been influenced by two trends over the past years, namely the development ofscientific information about the etiology and means of disease control and the development of public recognition ofdisease control as both a probability and a public obligation. Also, every pandemic has urged the healthcareprofessionals and system to come up with innovative strategies to control and handle the disease. Like the Vaccinationsystem after smallpox and Facemask after Influenza, every disease pandemic has thus left a new control strategydesigned for them.The concept of Telemedicine is considered to be the latest innovation of the 21st century and handfulin-need during COVID-19 pandemic as it binds digital technology and healthcare.We, in this paper, have reviewed indetail,the innovative medical discoveries that have been essential in times of need.