TY - JOUR T1 - Protecting essential health services in low-income and middle-income countries and humanitarian settings while responding to the COVID-19 pandemic JF - BMJ Global Health JO - BMJ Global Health DO - 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003675 VL - 5 IS - 10 SP - e003675 AU - Karl Blanchet AU - Ala Alwan AU - Caroline Antoine AU - Marion Jane Cros AU - Ferozuddin Feroz AU - Tseguaneh Amsalu Guracha AU - Oystein Haaland AU - Alemayehu Hailu AU - Peter Hangoma AU - Dean Jamison AU - Solomon Tessema Memirie AU - Ingrid Miljeteig AU - Ahmad Jan Naeem AU - Sara L. Nam AU - Ole Frithjof Norheim AU - Stéphane Verguet AU - David Watkins AU - Kjell Arne Johansson Y1 - 2020/10/01 UR - http://gh.bmj.com/content/5/10/e003675.abstract N2 - In health outcomes terms, the poorest countries stand to lose the most from these disruptions. In this paper, we make the case for a rational approach to public sector health spending and decision making during and in the early recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on ethics and equity principles, it is crucial to ensure that patients not infected by COVID-19 continue to get access to healthcare and that the services they need continue to be resourced. We present a list of 120 essential non-COVID-19 health interventions that were adapted from the model health benefit packages developed by the Disease Control Priorities project. ER -