A Policy Framework for Mitigating the Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis

Moorty, Lalita M.; Mahajan, Sandeep; Vincelette, Gallina Andronova; Izvorski, Ivailo

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“…The data for this part of the study are based on the ACAPS 1 database, which combines all the measures implemented by governments worldwide in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our policy analysis focuses on government policies (Moorty et al 2020 ) on food and economic support that selected SSA countries based on ACAPS database have implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, we provide observational cases of events relating to food security and consideration of gender dimensions linked to the specific countries used in the quantitative analysis.…”

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COVID-19: From health crises to food security anxiety and policy implications

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Wamala-Larsson

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Like the rest of the world, African countries are reeling from the health, economic and social effects of COVID-19. The continent’s governments have responded by imposing rigorous lockdowns to limit the spread of the virus. The various lockdown measures are undermining food security, because stay at home orders have among others, threatened food production for a continent that relies heavily on agriculture as the bedrock of the economy. This article draws on quantitative data collected by the GeoPoll, and, from these data, assesses the effect of concern about the local spread and economic impact of COVID-19 on food worries. Qualitative data comprising 12 countries south of the Sahara reveal that lockdowns have created anxiety over food security as a health, economic and human rights/well-being issue. By applying a probit model, we find that concern about the local spread of COVID-19 and economic impact of the virus increases the probability of food worries. Governments have responded with various efforts to support the neediest. By evaluating the various policies rolled out we advocate for a feminist economics approach that necessitates greater use of data analytics to predict the likely impacts of intended regulatory relief responses during the recovery process and post-COVID-19.

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COVID-19: From health crises to food security anxiety and policy implications

Chiwona‐Karltun

Amuakwa–Mensah

Wamala-Larsson

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“…Although these negative effects may disproportionately affect LMICs, vulnerable children everywhere will be impacted, including those in high-income regions [ 14 – 16 ]. Through international cooperation and implementation of creative policies, there are opportunities to reduce the economic impacts of COVID-19 and even revise current economic practices that could result in a more equitable, sustainable global economy [ 17 – 19 ].…”

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Mitigating the Impacts of COVID-19 on Global Child Health: a Call to Action

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Purpose of Review Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), continues to affect individuals, communities, and health systems worldwide. Here, we highlight how COVID-19 threatens to jeopardize the tremendous gains made over the last few decades on improving children’s health globally. Recent Findings In contrast to adults, children with COVID-19 are less likely to develop severe disease requiring hospitalization or die as a direct result of infection. However, the pandemic will likely have other important health impacts disproportionately affecting vulnerable children globally. Possible effects include worsening of poverty and food insecurity; disruption of already strained routine child health services; damage to already imperiled healthcare workforces; a wave of mental health challenges; interruption of education; and increased risks of violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect. These challenges notwithstanding, the response to COVID-19 may also provide opportunities, such as for health system strengthening, that could improve child health after the pandemic. Summary The negative impacts of COVID-19 on global child health may be substantial. However, these are not foregone conclusions and much can be done to mitigate the worst outcomes. Child health providers should advocate for an equitable response to COVID-19 that prioritizes the health of vulnerable children and furthers the gains made in global child health.

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“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global health pandemic and economic crisis unfolding simultaneously at an unprecedented pace, with devastating impacts on unemployment and deprivation. 1,2 The crisis is rapidly exacerbating social and health inequities at global, regional, national, and local levels. According to the World Bank, “COVID-19 is a seismic shock the likes of which have not been seen in living memory.” The pandemic is having dramatic impacts on jobs, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and formal and informal sector workers.…”

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COVID-19 Economic Response and Recovery: A Rapid Scoping Review

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This rapid scoping review of existing evidence and research gaps addressed the following question: what research evidence exists and what are the research gaps at global, regional, and national levels on interventions to protect jobs, small- and medium-sized enterprises, and formal/informal sector workers in socioeconomic response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic? The results are based on 79 publications deemed eligible for inclusion after the screening and prioritizing of 1,658 records. The findings are organized according to the 3 main categories of socioeconomic interventions—protecting jobs, enterprises, and workers—although the 3 are intertwined. Most results were derived from global-level gray literature with recommendations for interventions and implicit links to the sustainable development goals. Based on research gaps uncovered in the review, future implementation science research needs to focus on designing, implementing, evaluating, and scaling: effective evidence-based socioeconomic interventions; equity-focused, redistributive, and transformative interventions; comprehensive packages of complementary interventions; interventions to upend root causes of systemic social inequities; collaborative and participatory approaches; interventions that integrate environmental sustainability; and city-level interventions. Failing to consider the environmental dimensions of economic recovery is shortsighted and will ultimately exacerbate social inequities and poverty and undermine economic stability in the long term.

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A Policy Framework for Mitigating the Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis

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COVID-19: From health crises to food security anxiety and policy implications

COVID-19: From health crises to food security anxiety and policy implications

Mitigating the Impacts of COVID-19 on Global Child Health: a Call to Action

COVID-19 Economic Response and Recovery: A Rapid Scoping Review

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