Forbes July 13, 2020
Mothers, newborns, young children and adolescents are losing 20% of their health and social services because of the pandemic, according to a new report from a panel senior global health experts.
“Covid-19 is making a bad situation worse,” said Joy Phumaphi, co-chair of the United Nation’s Independent Accountability Panel (IAP) and former WHO Assistant Director-General.
The report, published today, compiled data from various surveys and studies to estimate the impacts from Covid-19 pandemic on mothers, newborns, young children and adolescents since January.
The early data found that women are experiencing a loss of various types of support and social safety nets and can’t access increased support, in contrast to men.
For example, one survey mentioned in the report found that...
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