Health equity and COVID-19: global perspectives
Abstract The COVID-19 is disproportionally affecting the poor, minorities and a broad range of vulnerable populations, due to its inequitable spread in areas of dense population and limited mitigation capacity due to high prevalence of chronic conditions or poor access to high quality public health...
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doaj-608547b74a704b4da7d8e5eb0fa0c2822020-11-25T03:28:15ZengBMCInternational Journal for Equity in Health1475-92762020-06-0119111610.1186/s12939-020-01218-zHealth equity and COVID-19: global perspectivesEfrat Shadmi0Yingyao Chen1Inês Dourado2Inbal Faran-Perach3John Furler4Peter Hangoma5Piya Hanvoravongchai6Claudia Obando7Varduhi Petrosyan8Krishna D. Rao9Ana Lorena Ruano10Leiyu Shi11Luis Eugenio de Souza12Sivan Spitzer-Shohat13Elizabeth Sturgiss14Rapeepong Suphanchaimat15Manuela Villar Uribe16Sara Willems17The Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of HaifaSchool of Public Health, Fudan UniversityHealth Collective Institute, Federal University of BahiaThe Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of HaifaDepartment of General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, The University of MelbourneDepartment of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of ZambiaFaculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn UniversityDepartment of Clinical, Umeå UniversityGerald and Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health, American University of ArmeniaDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins UniversityCenter for the Study of Equity and Governance in Health Systems, CEGSSHealth Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins UniversityHealth Collective Institute, Federal University of BahiaThe Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan UniversityDepartment of General Practice, Monash UniversityInternational Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public HealthBloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins UniversityFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent UniversityAbstract The COVID-19 is disproportionally affecting the poor, minorities and a broad range of vulnerable populations, due to its inequitable spread in areas of dense population and limited mitigation capacity due to high prevalence of chronic conditions or poor access to high quality public health and medical care. Moreover, the collateral effects of the pandemic due to the global economic downturn, and social isolation and movement restriction measures, are unequally affecting those in the lowest power strata of societies. To address the challenges to health equity and describe some of the approaches taken by governments and local organizations, we have compiled 13 country case studies from various regions around the world: China, Brazil, Thailand, Sub Saharan Africa, Nicaragua, Armenia, India, Guatemala, United States of America (USA), Israel, Australia, Colombia, and Belgium. This compilation is by no-means representative or all inclusive, and we encourage researchers to continue advancing global knowledge on COVID-19 health equity related issues, through rigorous research and generation of a strong evidence base of new empirical studies in this field.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-020-01218-zHealth equityHumanitarian crisisPandemicCovid-19 |
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Efrat Shadmi Yingyao Chen Inês Dourado Inbal Faran-Perach John Furler Peter Hangoma Piya Hanvoravongchai Claudia Obando Varduhi Petrosyan Krishna D. Rao Ana Lorena Ruano Leiyu Shi Luis Eugenio de Souza Sivan Spitzer-Shohat Elizabeth Sturgiss Rapeepong Suphanchaimat Manuela Villar Uribe Sara Willems Health equity and COVID-19: global perspectives International Journal for Equity in Health Health equity Humanitarian crisis Pandemic Covid-19 |
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Efrat Shadmi Yingyao Chen Inês Dourado Inbal Faran-Perach John Furler Peter Hangoma Piya Hanvoravongchai Claudia Obando Varduhi Petrosyan Krishna D. Rao Ana Lorena Ruano Leiyu Shi Luis Eugenio de Souza Sivan Spitzer-Shohat Elizabeth Sturgiss Rapeepong Suphanchaimat Manuela Villar Uribe Sara Willems |
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Health equity and COVID-19: global perspectives |
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Health equity and COVID-19: global perspectives |
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Health equity and COVID-19: global perspectives |
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Health equity and COVID-19: global perspectives |
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Health equity and COVID-19: global perspectives |
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health equity and covid-19: global perspectives |
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International Journal for Equity in Health |
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Abstract The COVID-19 is disproportionally affecting the poor, minorities and a broad range of vulnerable populations, due to its inequitable spread in areas of dense population and limited mitigation capacity due to high prevalence of chronic conditions or poor access to high quality public health and medical care. Moreover, the collateral effects of the pandemic due to the global economic downturn, and social isolation and movement restriction measures, are unequally affecting those in the lowest power strata of societies. To address the challenges to health equity and describe some of the approaches taken by governments and local organizations, we have compiled 13 country case studies from various regions around the world: China, Brazil, Thailand, Sub Saharan Africa, Nicaragua, Armenia, India, Guatemala, United States of America (USA), Israel, Australia, Colombia, and Belgium. This compilation is by no-means representative or all inclusive, and we encourage researchers to continue advancing global knowledge on COVID-19 health equity related issues, through rigorous research and generation of a strong evidence base of new empirical studies in this field. |
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Health equity Humanitarian crisis Pandemic Covid-19 |
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