Kuwait National Response to COVID19: Review of Policies and Practices

COVID-19 is an unprecedented health crisis that poised Kuwait’s executive branch, in its multiple arms, to demonstrate its preparedness for rapid cooperation in crisis management and mitigation. This document utilizes WHO’s COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan and its nine public health response pillars to reflect on the functional capacities of Kuwait’s public health and emergency response systems; capitalizing on critical opportunities for collective learning and improvement. A tenth pillar has been included covering vaccination policies with reference to diverse policies that pertain to crosscutting issues and humanitarian aid