Health inequity during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cry for ethical global leadership
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UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of MedicineDocument Type
Letter to the EditorPublication Date
2020-05-15Keywords
COVID-19pandemic
health disparities
Bioethics and Medical Ethics
Health Services Administration
Infectious Disease
International Public Health
Patient Safety
Virus Diseases
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Widespread reports of disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among already vulnerable communities worldwide, from New York City to New Orleans and Chicago, to the shocking pictures of bodies lying in the streets in Ecuador, represent a prelude of the impact in low-income and middle-income countries, home to more than 80% of the world's population. Disadvantaged people are at higher risk of infection and death from COVID-19, and they have less access to care due to systems that treat health as a commodity and not a human right. Furthermore, most health-care systems are not prepared to handle a pandemic of this magnitude. Overwhelmed European and US systems are ominous reminders of the challenges faced in poor countries.Source
Chiriboga D, Garay J, Buss P, Madrigal RS, Rispel LC. Health inequity during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cry for ethical global leadership. Lancet. 2020 May 15. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31145-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32419711; PMCID: PMC7225689. Link to article on publisher's site
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10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31145-4Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/27587PubMed ID
32419711Related Resources
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10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31145-4