By Daisy Cheung and Eric C. Ip. The Covid-19 crisis has led to the unprecedented and widespread use of lockdown measures all over the world. With such drastic measures being imposed so widely and on such short notice, the concern is that the Covid-19 precedent, which has allowed the suspension of a wide range of […]
Month: May 2020
Accessing Health—and Continuing Research—in a Time of Lockdown: Covid-19 and LJMU’s Liverpool Health Commission
Blog by Gerard Diver LJMU’s Liverpool Health Commission (2019-2020) is a UK-wide project aimed at influencing the development of health policies in relation to the first 1000 days of life (covering the period from conception to age two). Prior to the arrival of the Coronavirus, the Commission had spent seven months gathering oral evidence from […]
COVID-19: Should we allocate health care resources based on citizens’ individual contribution to society?
By Rebecca Limb There has not been a time in recent memory where the NHS’s resources have been under so much pressure that questions around resource allocation have become pressing and persistent ethical concerns. With COVID-19 lockdown measures due to be eased in the coming weeks there is a significant threat of a second […]
What does good care look like in a pandemic? A Statement of Principles for Residential Care Settings
By Michael Dunn, Ann Gallagher and Nipa Chauhan With each day that passes, the COVID-19 pandemic is changing many of the things that we have taken for granted in our daily lives. Nowhere is this more evident than in residential settings – care homes and nursing homes – responsible for supporting, and providing care […]
Decentralized response to COVID-19 in Nepal
The world is battling with COVID-19 and each country is embracing shared but distinct strategies. COVID-19 presents additional challenge in low- and middle-income countries like Nepal, where the health system is often not adequately prepared to manage the epidemic. Facilities for hand washing and infection prevention at health facilities are minimum requirements and are […]
COVID-19 in Kurdistan: Health system vulnerabilities in a fragile setting
As of May 01, 2020, The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of Iraq has confirmed 381 COVID-19 cases and five deaths. The low number in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is not dissimilar to trends in The Middle East and North Africa (MENA). However, there are concerns that the numbers might be higher than official […]
COVID-19 response in Uganda: notes and reflections
This blog is a part of #COVID19Africa Series Uganda typically experiences recurring disease outbreaks throughout the year is in a state of continuous alerts (1). The country has invested in the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) system which has helped to mitigate numerous outbreaks. Despite our fairly advanced surveillance system, the threat of an […]
Ready or not? COVID-19 and epidemic preparedness in Nigeria
This blog is a part of #COVID19Africa Series Nigeria had been waiting for it, expecting it, anticipating it. But no one knew exactly as it came in. Only in hindsight would the country piece together the story of an Italian man who arrived by air in Lagos on March 24, infected with SARS-CoV-2. By four […]
Report on the Ethical Response to COVID-19 in Malaysia
By Hui-Siu Tan. One of the better things to come from social media during COVID-19 was Malaysia’s Ministry of Health’s (MOH) use of Facebook (and FB Live), Twitter, and Telegram. These kept both the public and the news media updated at 5 pm every day. This good start, however, was subsequently tainted by a controversial […]
COVID-19 and health workers’ rights in Africa: the duty to treat or not to treat?
By Adaeze Aniodoh “The public’s and the health workers’ concerns are not mutually exclusive; the goal is safety and fairness for all. Patients have a right to be protected. Health workers also have rights, and when infected they become patients.” Recently the world has come to shock as the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 ‘a […]