Comparing Policy Responses to COVID-19 among Countries in the Latin American and Caribbean Region

Comparing Policy Responses to COVID-19 among Countries in the Latin American and Caribbean Region

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) accounts for over a quarter of the world's total cases, and a third of the total deaths, from the COVID-19 pandemic (1-3) (4). In the absence of a vaccine to prevent the transmission of the virus, LAC coun...

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Main Authors: Allin, S., Haldane, V., Jamieson, M., Marchildon, G., Morales Vazquez, M., Roerig, M.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
TIMELINESS
STRINGENCY
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
GOVERNANCE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/346091609822078760/Final-Report
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spelling okr-10986-350022021-06-14T09:52:57Z Comparing Policy Responses to COVID-19 among Countries in the Latin American and Caribbean Region Allin, S. Haldane, V. Jamieson, M. Marchildon, G. Morales Vazquez, M. Roerig, M. CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM TIMELINESS STRINGENCY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EMERGENCY RESPONSE GOVERNANCE Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) accounts for over a quarter of the world's total cases, and a third of the total deaths, from the COVID-19 pandemic (1-3) (4). In the absence of a vaccine to prevent the transmission of the virus, LAC countries have introduced several public health, health system, and economic policies to reduce the spread and impacts of COVID-19 (4,5). However, contextual factors such as fragmented health systems, limited social safety nets, and high levels of informal employment and inequality have further challenged the response to the pandemic in many of these countries (4,6,7). Furthermore, these underlying conditions intensify the impact of COVID-19, particularly for the most disadvantaged, including the unemployed, informal, and low-income workers, many of whom live in overcrowded households (4,7). In this study, we aim to describe policy interventions in 10 LAC countries in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to compare these responses based on the experiences in two relatively high-performing jurisdictions, South Korea and Uruguay, and to support cross-jurisdictional policy learning for pandemic preparedness in the LAC region through knowledge exchange activities. 2021-01-11T16:26:41Z 2021-01-11T16:26:41Z 2020-12-16 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/346091609822078760/Final-Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35002 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Health Study Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean Latin America
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topic CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
TIMELINESS
STRINGENCY
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
GOVERNANCE
spellingShingle CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
TIMELINESS
STRINGENCY
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
GOVERNANCE
Allin, S.
Haldane, V.
Jamieson, M.
Marchildon, G.
Morales Vazquez, M.
Roerig, M.
Comparing Policy Responses to COVID-19 among Countries in the Latin American and Caribbean Region
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Caribbean
Latin America
description Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) accounts for over a quarter of the world's total cases, and a third of the total deaths, from the COVID-19 pandemic (1-3) (4). In the absence of a vaccine to prevent the transmission of the virus, LAC countries have introduced several public health, health system, and economic policies to reduce the spread and impacts of COVID-19 (4,5). However, contextual factors such as fragmented health systems, limited social safety nets, and high levels of informal employment and inequality have further challenged the response to the pandemic in many of these countries (4,6,7). Furthermore, these underlying conditions intensify the impact of COVID-19, particularly for the most disadvantaged, including the unemployed, informal, and low-income workers, many of whom live in overcrowded households (4,7). In this study, we aim to describe policy interventions in 10 LAC countries in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to compare these responses based on the experiences in two relatively high-performing jurisdictions, South Korea and Uruguay, and to support cross-jurisdictional policy learning for pandemic preparedness in the LAC region through knowledge exchange activities.
format Report
author Allin, S.
Haldane, V.
Jamieson, M.
Marchildon, G.
Morales Vazquez, M.
Roerig, M.
author_facet Allin, S.
Haldane, V.
Jamieson, M.
Marchildon, G.
Morales Vazquez, M.
Roerig, M.
author_sort Allin, S.
title Comparing Policy Responses to COVID-19 among Countries in the Latin American and Caribbean Region
title_short Comparing Policy Responses to COVID-19 among Countries in the Latin American and Caribbean Region
title_full Comparing Policy Responses to COVID-19 among Countries in the Latin American and Caribbean Region
title_fullStr Comparing Policy Responses to COVID-19 among Countries in the Latin American and Caribbean Region
title_full_unstemmed Comparing Policy Responses to COVID-19 among Countries in the Latin American and Caribbean Region
title_sort comparing policy responses to covid-19 among countries in the latin american and caribbean region
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
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