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Health equity and COVID-19: global perspectives.
Shadmi, Efrat; Chen, Yingyao; Dourado, Inês; Faran-Perach, Inbal; Furler, John; Hangoma, Peter; Hanvoravongchai, Piya; Obando, Claudia; Petrosyan, Varduhi; Rao, Krishna D; Ruano, Ana Lorena; Shi, Leiyu; de Souza, Luis Eugenio; Spitzer-Shohat, Sivan; Sturgiss, Elizabeth; Suphanchaimat, Rapeepong; Uribe, Manuela Villar; Willems, Sara.
  • Shadmi E; The Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, 31905, Mount Carmel, Israel. eshadmi@univ.haifa.ac.il.
  • Chen Y; School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China.
  • Dourado I; Health Collective Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
  • Faran-Perach I; The Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, 31905, Mount Carmel, Israel.
  • Furler J; The mobile clinic for minimizing prostitution damages, Ministry of Health, Haifa, Israel.
  • Hangoma P; "Ve'ahavta" clinic, for refugees and non-citizenship people, Nesher, Israel.
  • Hanvoravongchai P; Department of General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Obando C; Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
  • Petrosyan V; Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen, Norway.
  • Rao KD; Bergen Centre for Ethics in Priority Setting (BCEP), University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
  • Ruano AL; Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Shi L; National Health Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • de Souza LE; The Equity Initiative, CMB Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Spitzer-Shohat S; Department of Clinical, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
  • Sturgiss E; Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health, American University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia.
  • Suphanchaimat R; Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.
  • Uribe MV; Center for the Study of Equity and Governance in Health Systems, CEGSS, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
  • Willems S; Center for International Health, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Int J Equity Health ; 19(1): 104, 2020 06 26.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-614078
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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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Global Health / Coronavirus Infections / Health Equity / Health Status Disparities / Pandemics Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Int J Equity Health Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12939-020-01218-z

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Global Health / Coronavirus Infections / Health Equity / Health Status Disparities / Pandemics Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Int J Equity Health Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12939-020-01218-z