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Respond with an eye to the future…
Systems that can deliver quality services in normal times tend to respond better to crises:
Effective public health systems are better equipped to monitor the spread of a pandemic, and a trained and qualified health workforce needs less additional support during stressful times
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Social protection systems that have invested in administrative tools to identify people in need of support were able to identify and enroll new beneficiaries more rapidly
Education systems with many students with poor learning outcomes faced a higher risk of students falling further behind during school closures
Let’s not lose sight of the need to strengthen human development systems by protecting, financing, and improving delivery