Lessons for effective COVID-19 policy responses: a call for papers.

The article offers information on the theme issue on lessons for effective policy responses to COVID-19 to be published by the periodical "Bulletin of the World Health Organization" in 2022. Topics discussed include the role of lack of effective outbreak management in high incidence of COVID-19 infections and deaths in some countries, interest of the periodical for manuscripts on policy and health system adjustments made to address the pandemic, and schedule of submission and theme launch.