Respond with an eye to the future…

Systems that can deliver quality services in normal times tend to respond better to crises:

 Effective public health systems are better equipped to monitor the spread of a pandemic, and a trained and qualified health workforce needs less additional support during stressful times

 Social protection systems that have invested in administrative tools to identify people in need of support were able to identify and enroll new beneficiaries more rapidly

 Education systems with many students with poor learning outcomes faced a higher risk of students falling further behind during school closures

Let’s not lose sight of the need to strengthen human development systems by protecting, financing, and improving delivery