The Impact of COVID-19 on The Economies of The Region (Caribbean)

Rosenblatt, David H.; Castellani, Francesca; Álvarez, Laura Giles; Gauto, Victor; Mooney, Henry; Khadan, Jeetendra; Smets, Lodewijk

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“…It was indirect and economic. Caribbean economies rely on tourism, with between one third and half of the gross domestic product (GDP) of The Bahamas, Barbados and Jamaica being derived from tourism [34]. When travel shrinks by 75% the impact is devastating.…”

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“…When travel shrinks by 75% the impact is devastating. And when the only available approach for month after month is strict masking or staying at home or both, similar to other businesses [34], FPAs shuddered under the shrinkage of demand for services. In an interview with the Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation (CFPA) in January 2023, it was stated that "the shrinkage in service demand due to fear of COVID-19 meant a sharp drop in revenue for FPAs.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Pioneers against Stigma: Access to Family Planning in the Caribbean

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Women's Health Problems - A Global Perspective

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In the English-speaking Caribbean, internationally-funded local NGOs pioneered the introduction of family planning, a game-changer in women’s empowerment, ensuring access to women who cannot afford private physicians. These NGOs faced social controversy and cleared the space for governments to introduce the service in primary care clinics. As governments have cautiously stepped into this space, Family Planning Associations have lost clientele and not benefitted from significant government contributions. After 50 years, they remain fragile and dependent on foreign funds. They have been buffeted by the winds of the US Gag Rule, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the drive from IPPF to provide more comprehensive services, including abortion. Small size and stigma are obstacles to attracting high quality board members, and grant reductions make staff salaries unattractive to skilled professionals. The purpose of the paper is to explore the history, growth, gender bias, and the struggles for sustainability among family planning associations across the Caribbean region.

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Pioneers against Stigma: Access to Family Planning in the Caribbean

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et al. 2024

Women's Health Problems - A Global Perspective

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“…Dengan persentase yang hampir sepertiga tersebut, maka akan berdampak kepada penurunan kesejahteraan masyarakat yang juga memengaruhi konsumsi dan daya beli. Dengan demikian, efek domino yang diberikan oleh pandemi memengaruhi seluruh sektor di Kepulauan Bahama, bahkan sektor terkecil seperti manajemen rumah tangga (Khadan et al, 2020;Mera, 2020).…”

Section: Dampak Covid-19 Pada Ekonomiunclassified

“…Selanjutnya pada sektor sosial, pemerintah menyediakan bantuan makanan dan dukungan bagi para pekerja yang diberhentikan, memberikan dana bantuan melalui National Insurance Board serta menyediakan kupon gratis makan di sekolah dan kesempatan pelatihan untuk pengembangan sumber daya. Kemudian untuk membantu sektor finansial, pemerintah mengalokasikan pinjaman lunak sebesar 20 juta dolar bagi UMKM di Bahama (Khadan et al, 2020).…”

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Penyebab Instabilitas Ekonomi-Politik di Negara-negara Kepulauan Akibat Pandemi Covid-19: Studi Kasus Maladewa dan Kepulauan Bahama

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ABSTRACT Covid-19 pandemic brings multi-sectoral impact which encourages economic weakening and carries political instability. In this case, developing countries are affected massively by the pandemic. Vulnerable economic stability and unsteady government management encourage the state to experience inability to adapt to the restriction imposed during pandemic. Some developing countries that are not depended on tourism as their economic spine, still have chance to recover through other sector than tourism. However, the phenomena during pandemic appear to be such a condition where developing countries, which are ‘tourism-dependent’, experience terrific economic contraction. Especially, the archipelagic state that rely on natural tourism as the main attraction. The archipelagic states that rely on tourism and experience economic contraction along with political instability are Maldives and Bahamas Islands. Keywords: Covid-19 pandemic; Maldives; Bahamas Islands; archipelagic state. ABSTRAK Pandemi Covid-19 memberikan dampak multi-sektoral yang mendorong melemahnya ekonomi hingga mengganggu stabilitas politik negara. Dalam hal ini, negara-negara berkembang merupakan objek yang terdampak pandemi cukup masif. Stabilitas ekonomi yang rentan dan manajemen pemerintahan yang goyah mendorong negara kesulitan beradaptasi dengan pembatasan yang diberlakukan selama pandemi. Beberapa negara berkembang yang tidak menggantungkan perekonomiannya pada pariwisata masih dapat memulihkan perekonomiannya dengan mengembangkan sektor lainnya sebagai penopang. Akan tetapi, melihat fenomena yang muncul di masa pandemi, maka dapat dilihat negara-negara berkembang yang bergantung pada sektor pariwisata mengalami kontraksi ekonomi yang cukup hebat. Terutama negara-negara kepulauan yang mengandalkan wisata alam sebagai destinasi andalannya. Negara-negara kepulauan yang bergantung pada pariwisata dan mengalami kontraksi ekonomi dan instabilitas politik antara lain yaitu Maladewa dan Kepulauan Bahama. Keywords: pandemi Covid-19; Maladewa; Kepulauan Bahama; negara kepulauan.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on The Economies of The Region (Caribbean)

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Pioneers against Stigma: Access to Family Planning in the Caribbean

Pioneers against Stigma: Access to Family Planning in the Caribbean

Penyebab Instabilitas Ekonomi-Politik di Negara-negara Kepulauan Akibat Pandemi Covid-19: Studi Kasus Maladewa dan Kepulauan Bahama

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