Dr. Yunguo Liu, Co-Director of the Global Health Program at Duke Kunshan University and one of the editors of the white paper, said: “At the time of writing this article, the pandemic is in its transition, and now is the best time for reflection. We need to summarize the experience and best practices that can be normalized to help developing countries establish more resilient health systems.”

Mr. Liming Chen, President of the World Economic Forum Greater China, wrote in the preface: “The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of global and national health systems. Health systems that are already struggling to allocate resources to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, which further exacerbates the risks and burdens of chronic disease patients, leading to interruptions in their normal diagnosis, treatment and recovery.”

The white paper’s team reviewed literature and conducted in-depth interviews with policymakers, industry leaders and academic experts in developing countries, summarizing experiences and refining efficient methods and innovative strategies. The results showed that transitioning to an integrated healthcare system would bring long-term benefits to developing countries. Such a transition would require a focus on people-oriented prevention as well as science and technology. These replicable practices include cross-disease, people-centered integrated healthcare service models, innovative attempts to empower and mobilize primary healthcare capabilities at the community level for early screening and diagnosis, and increasing accessibility and improving diagnosis and treatment measures through intelligent integration with digital technology.