#covid19 has exposed and exploited long standing gaps and flaws in #agedcare services in many developed countries. Staggering COVID 19 #deaths in aged #carefacilities cannot be ignored and reform in these countries is a certainty.

A Great Totara Has Fallen. Paul Cressey, a friend , collegue and outstanding New Zealander passed away on 24th June 2020. #NewZealand has lost one of her most passionate and committed #healthsystems reformer.

#covid19 pandemic is very much still in the response phase and the recovery phase has not really started. So how well have #healthsystems met the challenge of COVID 19? The report card for the #planning phase is a “fail”.

On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID 19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. By 11 March 2020, with many countries reporting confirmed cases and rising fatalities, the WHO declared COVID 19 a global pandemic.