Illustrating the Anticipate, Recruit, Retain, Adapt, Sustain (ARRAS) Framework for Surge Capacity. How Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal Maintained Their Health Workforce During COVID-19.

Surge capacity-the ability to acquire additional workers and resources during unexpected increases in service demand-is often perceived as a luxury. However, the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated an urgent expansion of surge capacity within health systems globally. Health systems in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka managed to scale up their capacities despite severely limited budgets.