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New Zealand's Response To Covid-19 (Group
New Zealand's Response To Covid-19 (Group
Response to
Covid-19
PUBH9005 - Leadership in Public Health
Master of Public Health
Villa College
15 August 2021
Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global crisis.
(Jamieson, 2020)
NZ Leadership in Managing Covid-19
“Go Hard, Go Early” (Jamieson, 2020)
Quality of communication
She is a believer
- and is committed to doing what she believes is right
- even at considerable political risk.
Her ability
- to put herself in other people’s shoes
- and see things from their perspective
is key to uniting people in a common goal.
D. Resilient
Her leadership:
adopts a precautionary, science-led approach,
coupled with a willingness to act quickly and decisively,
creates the opportunity to pursue the bold ambition of securing
control over the virus,
the noble ideal of saving lives
and, supports the need to limit economic disruption.
Pros
Early intervention/ Timely action
Expert opinion taken
Effective Communication
Be more anticipatory
References
1. BOIN, A., LODGE, M., LUESINK, M. J. P. D. & PRACTICE 2020. Learning from the COVID-19
crisis: an initial analysis of national responses. 3, 189-204.
2. CALIGIURI, P., DE CIERI, H., MINBAEVA, D., VERBEKE, A. & ZIMMERMANN, A. 2020.
International HRM insights for navigating the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for future research
and practice. Springer.
3. CHOI, K., GIRIDHARAN, N., CARTMELL, A., LUM, D., SIGNAL, L., PULOKA, V., CROSSIN,
R., GRAY, L., DAVIES, C. & BAKER, M. J. T. N. Z. M. J. 2021. Life during lockdown: a qualitative
study of low-income New Zealanders' experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. 134, 52-6.
4. HAN, E., TAN, M. M. J., TURK, E., SRIDHAR, D., LEUNG, G. M., SHIBUYA, K., ASGARI, N.,
OH, J., GARCÍA-BASTEIRO, A. L. & HANEFELD, J. J. T. L. 2020. Lessons learnt from easing
COVID-19 restrictions: an analysis of countries and regions in Asia Pacific and Europe.
References (cont.)
5. JAMIESON, T. J. T. A. R. O. P. A. 2020. “Go Hard, Go Early”: Preliminary Lessons From New
Zealand’s Response to COVID-19. 50, 598-605.
7. WILSON, S. J. L. 2020. Pandemic leadership: Lessons from New Zealand’s approach to COVID-
19. 16, 279-293.
Thank you!
Group Presentation by:
Aishath Shabeena
Jalala Abdul Qadir
Mohamed Faisal
Sarah Jamal