March 24, 2022
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10:14 AM
Well-managed knowledge is a boon for pandemic control
by Global Financing Facility Knowledge & Learning Platform
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One valuable resource of a country or organization is its knowledge. The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated both the importance of timely knowledge and the need to manage it well. As the world faces the effects of the Omicron variant and the World Health Organization’s global pulse survey warns that essential health services continue to face disruptions across all major health areas in over 90 percent of countries with little to no improvement since early 2021, the less than optimal use of knowledge is not an option.
Decision makers across the globe have relied on timely knowledge to inform strategic decisions to mitigate the health and socioeconomic effects of the pandemic. In a fast-moving environment where information needs are constantly evolving and basic facts are sometimes in dispute, effectively managing knowledge can be a challenge.
In a World Bank Blog, Martin Lutalo, Rialda Kovacevic and Feng Zao highlight three key lessons learned about managing knowledge more effectively during a public health crisis:
https://blogs.worldbank.org/health/well-managed-knowledge-boon-pandemic-control