The Covid-19 pandemic in low- and middle-income countries, who carries the burden? Review of mass media and publications from six countries

During the Covid-19 pandemic, rich countries employed lockdown and physical distancing policies for transmission control. However, the question still remains whether these measures are also suitable in countries with a fragile economy, which rests mainly on the informal sector. The impacts of lockdown measures in disadvantaged population strata in six low- and middleincome countries (LMICs) were reviewed using i) 93 media reports and ii) 17 published scientific papers. This review showed that those who suffered the most from the lockdown were migrants, workers in the large informal sector, small businesses, slum dwellers, women and elderly, revealing the social, cultural and economic inequalities of societies. Financial and food support for the poor was inadequate and sometimes mismanaged. In the better organized societies, the resilience was stronger (South Korea, Kerala/India) but here also the poor had to suffer the most. It is strongly recommended that outbreak response strategies should particularly focus on the poor and vulnerable population.

• Autores: Chackalackal, Dhia Joseph; Ad Al-Aghbari, Ahmed Asa; Yeon Jang, Su; Rivera Ramirez, Tatiana; Anand Joshi, Jose Vincentc; Banjara, Megha Raj; Peter Asaga; Cardenas Sanchez, Rocio; Carrillo, Maria Angelica; Villa, Juan Manuel; Diaz Monsalve, Sonia; Kroeger, Axel
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander
• Repositorio: Repositorio Digital UFPS
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.ufps.edu.co:ufps/7065
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.ufps.edu.co/handle/ufps/7065
• Palabra clave: COVID-19; corona virus; lowand middle-income; countries; socio-economic impac
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Está bajo una licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0).