A Review of the Partnership and Social Capital in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors

  • Sani Rachman Soleman Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • Hemant Poudyal Medical Education Centre, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v10i3.950

Keywords:

Partnership, social capital, COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on daily life worldwide. Multiple sectors have faced uncertainty in addressing the crisis, necessitating urgent and coordinated responses. One crucial approach is to foster partnership and social capital. Therefore, this paper aims to demonstrate the importance of partnership and social capital in managing COVID-19 outbreaks. A Boolean search strategy in Scopus and PubMed identified 1,454 published papers. Quality assessment was conducted using the Scale for the Assessment of Narrative Review Articles (SANRA). Inclusion criteria encompassed all COVID-19 implementation policies, regardless of publication type, including observational studies, health policy opinions, and policy briefs. After screening, 23 papers were deemed eligible for further analysis. Partnership and social capital were found to be effective in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through specific components: relationships, networking, mobilization, and problem-solving for social capital; and collaboration, engagement, implementation, strengthening, and consolidation for partnerships. Furthermore, the relationships among government, stakeholders, and the community fostered resilience and solidarity during the crisis, facilitated by various health policy approaches employing both bottom-up and top-down regulations. The implementation of partnership and social capital strategies may serve as effective solutions for controlling the spread of COVID-19 and enhancing resilience during the pandemic.

International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 10 No. 03 Jul’26 Page: 134-141

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Published

2026-06-26

How to Cite

Soleman, S. R., & Poudyal, H. (2026). A Review of the Partnership and Social Capital in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS), 10(3), 134–141. https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v10i3.950

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2026)

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Review Articles

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