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Evaluation of the effectiveness of government intervention strategies to control and prevent COVID-19 in Malaysia by systems thinking

Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to identify the interaction of different intervention strategies implemented in Malaysia towards flattening the curve of COVID-19 cases. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, many approaches were adopted and implemented by the Malaysian government. Some strategies gai...

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Main Authors: Cheng, Jack Kie, Mohamad, Fazeeda, M. Tamyez, Puteri Fadzline, Kamaruzzaman, Zetty Ain, Mohd Zainudin, Maizura, Zulkipli, Faridah
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Published: Emerald Publishing Limited 2023
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RA643 Communicable Diseases and Public Health
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spelling my.iium.irep.1177252025-01-08T02:35:09Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/117725/ Evaluation of the effectiveness of government intervention strategies to control and prevent COVID-19 in Malaysia by systems thinking Cheng, Jack Kie Mohamad, Fazeeda M. Tamyez, Puteri Fadzline Kamaruzzaman, Zetty Ain Mohd Zainudin, Maizura Zulkipli, Faridah RA643 Communicable Diseases and Public Health Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to identify the interaction of different intervention strategies implemented in Malaysia towards flattening the curve of COVID-19 cases. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, many approaches were adopted and implemented by the Malaysian government. Some strategies gained quick wins but with negative unintended consequences after execution, whereas other strategies were slow to take effect. Learning from the previous strategies is pivotal to avoid repeating mistakes. Design/methodology/approach – This paper presents the cause, effect of and connection among the implemented COVID-19 intervention strategies using systems thinking through the development of a causal loop diagram. It enables the visualisation of how each implemented strategy interacted with each other and collectively decreased or increased the spread of COVID-19. Findings – The results of this study suggested that it is not only essential to control the spread of COVID-19, but also to prevent the transmission of the virus. The Malaysian experience has demonstrated that both control and preventive strategies need to be in a state of equilibrium. Focusing only on one spectrum will throw off the balance, leaving COVID-19 infection to escalate rapidly. Originality/value – The developed feedback loops provided policy makers with the understanding of the merits, pitfalls and dynamics of prior implemented intervention strategies before devising other effective intervention strategies to defuse the spread of COVID-19 and prepare the nation for recovery. Emerald Publishing Limited 2023-02-13 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/117725/7/117725_pap-04-2022-0034.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/117725/8/117725_Scopus%20-%20Print%20Document.pdf Cheng, Jack Kie and Mohamad, Fazeeda and M. Tamyez, Puteri Fadzline and Kamaruzzaman, Zetty Ain and Mohd Zainudin, Maizura and Zulkipli, Faridah (2023) Evaluation of the effectiveness of government intervention strategies to control and prevent COVID-19 in Malaysia by systems thinking. Emerald Publishing, 26 (1). pp. 52-67. ISSN 1727-2645 E-ISSN 2517-679X https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/pap-04-2022-0034/full/html PAP-04-2022-0034
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English
topic RA643 Communicable Diseases and Public Health
spellingShingle RA643 Communicable Diseases and Public Health
Cheng, Jack Kie
Mohamad, Fazeeda
M. Tamyez, Puteri Fadzline
Kamaruzzaman, Zetty Ain
Mohd Zainudin, Maizura
Zulkipli, Faridah
Evaluation of the effectiveness of government intervention strategies to control and prevent COVID-19 in Malaysia by systems thinking
description Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to identify the interaction of different intervention strategies implemented in Malaysia towards flattening the curve of COVID-19 cases. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, many approaches were adopted and implemented by the Malaysian government. Some strategies gained quick wins but with negative unintended consequences after execution, whereas other strategies were slow to take effect. Learning from the previous strategies is pivotal to avoid repeating mistakes. Design/methodology/approach – This paper presents the cause, effect of and connection among the implemented COVID-19 intervention strategies using systems thinking through the development of a causal loop diagram. It enables the visualisation of how each implemented strategy interacted with each other and collectively decreased or increased the spread of COVID-19. Findings – The results of this study suggested that it is not only essential to control the spread of COVID-19, but also to prevent the transmission of the virus. The Malaysian experience has demonstrated that both control and preventive strategies need to be in a state of equilibrium. Focusing only on one spectrum will throw off the balance, leaving COVID-19 infection to escalate rapidly. Originality/value – The developed feedback loops provided policy makers with the understanding of the merits, pitfalls and dynamics of prior implemented intervention strategies before devising other effective intervention strategies to defuse the spread of COVID-19 and prepare the nation for recovery.
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author Cheng, Jack Kie
Mohamad, Fazeeda
M. Tamyez, Puteri Fadzline
Kamaruzzaman, Zetty Ain
Mohd Zainudin, Maizura
Zulkipli, Faridah
author_facet Cheng, Jack Kie
Mohamad, Fazeeda
M. Tamyez, Puteri Fadzline
Kamaruzzaman, Zetty Ain
Mohd Zainudin, Maizura
Zulkipli, Faridah
author_sort Cheng, Jack Kie
title Evaluation of the effectiveness of government intervention strategies to control and prevent COVID-19 in Malaysia by systems thinking
title_short Evaluation of the effectiveness of government intervention strategies to control and prevent COVID-19 in Malaysia by systems thinking
title_full Evaluation of the effectiveness of government intervention strategies to control and prevent COVID-19 in Malaysia by systems thinking
title_fullStr Evaluation of the effectiveness of government intervention strategies to control and prevent COVID-19 in Malaysia by systems thinking
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of the effectiveness of government intervention strategies to control and prevent COVID-19 in Malaysia by systems thinking
title_sort evaluation of the effectiveness of government intervention strategies to control and prevent covid-19 in malaysia by systems thinking
publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
publishDate 2023
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/117725/7/117725_pap-04-2022-0034.pdf
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https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/pap-04-2022-0034/full/html
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