Health and the economy: A convergence needed to address COVID-19 and retake the path of sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean
This joint report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is issued at a time when several countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have become the epicentre of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The region...
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cepal-11362-45841 Health and the economy: A convergence needed to address COVID-19 and retake the path of sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean NU. CEPAL OPS COVID-19 VIRUS PANDEMIAS ENFERMEDADES VIROSICAS ASPECTOS MEDICOS SALUD ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS CRECIMIENTO ECONOMICO SERVICIOS DE SALUD DERECHO A LA SALUD POLITICA SANITARIA IGUALDAD POLITICA ECONOMICA POBREZA PERSONAS SOCIALMENTE DESFAVORECIDAS INDICADORES DE SALUD INDICADORES ECONOMICOS COVID-19 VIRUSES PANDEMICS VIRAL DISEASES MEDICAL ASPECTS HEALTH ECONOMIC ASPECTS ECONOMIC GROWTH HEALTH SERVICES RIGHT TO HEALTH HEALTH POLICY EQUALITY ECONOMIC POLICY POVERTY SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED PERSONS HEALTH INDICATORS ECONOMIC INDICATORS This joint report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is issued at a time when several countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have become the epicentre of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The region is particularly vulnerable because of its high levels of labour informality, urbanization, poverty and inequality, and its weak health and social protection systems, in addition to the fact that it has large population groups living in vulnerable conditions and who require special attention. While the Caribbean countries have managed to control the pandemic more quickly, the Latin American countries have not yet been able to reduce infection levels. The main conclusion of this report is that if the pandemic transmission curve is not brought under control, the countries’ economies will be unable to recover. It also states that, in order to both control the pandemic and reopen the economy, States must demonstrate effective and dynamic leadership and stewardship through national plans that incorporate health, economic and social policies. Moreover, for the pandemic to be controlled and economic recovery and reconstruction promoted, fiscal spending must be increased and made more efficient, effective and equitable, with public spending on health equivalent to at least 6% of GDP. Foreword .-- Executive Summary .-- Introduction .-- I. Economic, social, and health context: LAC is highly vulnerable to the impact of COVID-19 .-- II. Challenges in the health sector response: health inequities and the different health and socioeconomic impacts on vulnerable populations .-- III. Health system weaknesses .-- IV. Principles for the convergence between health and the economy: without health, the economy will not advance .-- V. Control, reactivation, and rebuilding policies. 2020-07-30T14:30:17Z 2020-07-30T14:30:17Z 2020-07-30 Texto Documento Completo https://hdl.handle.net/11362/45841 en Informe Especial COVID-19 .pdf 24 páginas. application/pdf AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ECLAC PAHO |
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Health and the economy: A convergence needed to address COVID-19 and retake the path of sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Health and the economy: A convergence needed to address COVID-19 and retake the path of sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean COVID-19 VIRUS PANDEMIAS ENFERMEDADES VIROSICAS ASPECTOS MEDICOS SALUD ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS CRECIMIENTO ECONOMICO SERVICIOS DE SALUD DERECHO A LA SALUD POLITICA SANITARIA IGUALDAD POLITICA ECONOMICA POBREZA PERSONAS SOCIALMENTE DESFAVORECIDAS INDICADORES DE SALUD INDICADORES ECONOMICOS COVID-19 VIRUSES PANDEMICS VIRAL DISEASES MEDICAL ASPECTS HEALTH ECONOMIC ASPECTS ECONOMIC GROWTH HEALTH SERVICES RIGHT TO HEALTH HEALTH POLICY EQUALITY ECONOMIC POLICY POVERTY SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED PERSONS HEALTH INDICATORS ECONOMIC INDICATORS |
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Health and the economy: A convergence needed to address COVID-19 and retake the path of sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Health and the economy: A convergence needed to address COVID-19 and retake the path of sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Health and the economy: A convergence needed to address COVID-19 and retake the path of sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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Health and the economy: A convergence needed to address COVID-19 and retake the path of sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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health and the economy: a convergence needed to address covid-19 and retake the path of sustainable development in latin america and the caribbean |
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COVID-19 VIRUS PANDEMIAS ENFERMEDADES VIROSICAS ASPECTOS MEDICOS SALUD ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS CRECIMIENTO ECONOMICO SERVICIOS DE SALUD DERECHO A LA SALUD POLITICA SANITARIA IGUALDAD POLITICA ECONOMICA POBREZA PERSONAS SOCIALMENTE DESFAVORECIDAS INDICADORES DE SALUD INDICADORES ECONOMICOS COVID-19 VIRUSES PANDEMICS VIRAL DISEASES MEDICAL ASPECTS HEALTH ECONOMIC ASPECTS ECONOMIC GROWTH HEALTH SERVICES RIGHT TO HEALTH HEALTH POLICY EQUALITY ECONOMIC POLICY POVERTY SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED PERSONS HEALTH INDICATORS ECONOMIC INDICATORS |
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This joint report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is issued at a time when several countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have become the epicentre of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The region is particularly vulnerable because of its high levels of labour informality, urbanization, poverty and inequality, and its weak health and social protection systems, in addition to the fact that it has large population groups living in vulnerable conditions and who require special attention. While the Caribbean countries have managed to control the pandemic more quickly, the Latin American countries have not yet been able to reduce infection levels.
The main conclusion of this report is that if the pandemic transmission curve is not brought under control, the countries’ economies will be unable to recover. It also states that, in order to both control the pandemic and reopen the economy, States must demonstrate effective and dynamic leadership and stewardship through national plans that incorporate health, economic and social policies. Moreover, for the pandemic to be controlled and economic recovery and reconstruction promoted, fiscal spending must be increased and made more efficient, effective and equitable, with public spending on health equivalent to at least 6% of GDP. |
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