Title : Coronavirus and Public Health Lessons
Abstract:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), brought on by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has become a world health emergency. As of December 14, 2020, more than 71,503,614 confirmed cases and more than 1,612,833 deaths have been reported worldwide .The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the outbreak in China in December 2019, and since then, it has rapidly spread throughout the world The COVID-19 epidemic has proven that health infrastructure in some countries is inadequate.
Higher health literacy levels in a society prevent the outbreak of infectious diseases
In some countries, failure to pay attention to the preventive policies provided by the health system endangers the lives of people. Some countries neglect health care graduates, such as public health experts, resulting in a decrease in the level of health literacy in society. Excessive attention to treatment, particularly threshold treatment, has weakened the health system. In fact, the prevention policy has always preceded the treatment policy. However, there are several questions to answer, including ‘is it possible to control the disease only by providing treatment?’, ‘can treat patients become infected again?’, and ‘does prevention have priority over treatment?’. If so, ‘why do people, authorities, and volunteer groups ignore the importance of preventive measures?’; and ‘why nobody knows public health experts, disease specialists, environmental and professional health engineers, and public health service providers?’.
Public health mission
Public health’s longstanding mission is to ‘prevent diseases, prolong life, and encourage health’ through coordinated efforts across societies, associations, and communities. The general public health community has tirelessly worked to attain the mission of combating infectious and chronic diseases through research, implementing public health plans, health communication actions, and policy modifications. After the emergence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-related Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Saudi Arabia in 2012, Covid-19 is the next coronavirus epidemic that has affected the Middle East
