Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Criteria	Included	Excluded
Location	WHO member country, territory, or area	Plans from other countries, territories, or areas
Date	January 2020–December 2022	Outside this date range
Language	Any language
Authorship	National government, national government ministry or national public health institute. With or without another organisational author	Plans without a national government author or co-author, judged by name or logo appearing on document
Format	Any format
Type	Most recent national, prospective COVID-19 response plans for the health sector, including the government’s health response	Plans describing activities for non-health sectors (eg, education, transport) or non-government organisations only Older versions of updated plans Plans related to general or non-COVID-19 health emergencies or outbreaks Plans primarily aimed at informing the public about their personal responsibilities Sub-national plans Retrospective reports Summaries of, or presentations about, a plan Legal documents/decrees without associated plans