Ridde Valéry auteur aut IRD Gautier L. auteur aut IRD Dagenais C. auteur aut IRD Chabrol Fanny auteur aut IRD Hou R. auteur aut IRD Bonnet Emmanuel auteur aut IRD David P. M. auteur aut IRD Cloos P. auteur aut IRD Duhoux A. auteur aut IRD Lucet J. C. auteur aut IRD Traverson L. auteur aut IRD Oliveira S. R. D. auteur aut IRD Cazarin G. auteur aut IRD Peiffer-Smadja N. auteur aut IRD Toure L. auteur aut IRD Coulibaly A. auteur aut IRD Honda A. auteur aut IRD Noda S. auteur aut IRD Tamura T. auteur aut IRD Baba H. auteur aut IRD Kodoi H. auteur aut IRD Zinszer K. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Background All prevention efforts currently being implemented for COVID-19 are aimed at reducing the burden on strained health systems and human resources. There has been little research conducted to understand how SARS-CoV-2 has affected health care systems and professionals in terms of their work. Finding effective ways to share the knowledge and insight between countries, including lessons learned, is paramount to the international containment and management of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this project is to compare the pandemic response to COVID-19 in Brazil, Canada, China, France, Japan, and Mali. This comparison will be used to identify strengths and weaknesses in the response, including challenges for health professionals and health systems. Methods We will use a multiple case study approach with multiple levels of nested analysis. We have chosen these countries as they represent different continents and different stages of the pandemic. We will focus on several major hospitals and two public health interventions (contact tracing and testing). It will employ a multidisciplinary research approach that will use qualitative data through observations, document analysis, and interviews, as well as quantitative data based on disease surveillance data and other publicly available data. Given that the methodological approaches of the project will be largely qualitative, the ethical risks are minimal. For the quantitative component, the data being used will be made publicly available. Discussion We will deliver lessons learned based on a rigorous process and on strong evidence to enable operational-level insight for national and international stakeholders. specialized Hospital COVID-19 Resilience Equity Public health Design Lessons learned BRESIL CANADA CHINE FRANCE JAPON MALI 056 052 19 1 76 [10 ] 2021 1478-4505 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082130 10.1186/s12961-021-00707-z 1478-4505 [F B010082130] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082130 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2021-07/010082130.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2021-07-02 2025-02-24 fdi:010082130 fre