A Comparative Study of COVID-19 Disease Management in the Selected Countries and Designing a Model for Iran

Abstract

Background: Acquiring knowledge and information about successful policies and localizing them for Iran can lead to disease control. Therefore, the present study aims to review the managerial performance of the selected countries against COVID-19 virus in order to provide a model, based on the experience of the countries in decision/policy making and performing appropriate strategies for their healthcare systems. Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional comparative study in the field of COVID-19 disease in the selected countries. The countries performance data were gathered from documents published in databases like WHO, CDC, WORLDOMETER, Science Direct, PubMed, NCBI, OURWORLDINDATA, DOL, IMF, website of the Ministry of Health, Medical Education, website of Iran Statistics as reliable informative sources. Results: Responses of  the selected countries healthcare systems to present the managerial model for COVID-19 in Iran, involving perspectives of experts were categorized and registered in 6 areas and 78 fields, including a) governance and leadership (14 fields), b) economic (13 fields), c) demographic (17 fields), D) technology (10 fields), e) transnational (7 fields), and f) healthcare services (17 fields). Conclusion: Efficient management of some countries has proven that geographical boundaries and population density are less important than the determined and proper decisions.