Refugee and migrant health in the COVID-19 response

Governance of the Covid-19 response: a call for more inclusive and transparent decision-making

“…A multiministry task force at least theoretically brings in concerns from other sectors such as education, 4 economy, interior, and so on, potentially raising serious issues in terms of, for example, child development 5 (relevant to decisions on school closures, for example), 6 loss of livelihoods 7 (particularly relevant in low-income countries 8 and those with large social inequalities and no social safety net), and further marginalisation of migrants 9 and illegal workers (who often have nowhere to isolate to). However, how far those concerns are actually taken into consideration is impossible to discern without more transparency with regard to the content of deliberations and potential consultations with external parties.…”

Intersectionality as a lens to the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for sexual and reproductive health in development and humanitarian contexts

“…In many low-income communities around the world, the poorest lack access to basic water, sanitation and hygiene to protect themselves from the virus. [2] Alongside these entrenched inequalities, as health services shift towards the COVID-19 response, other vital health services may be disrupted. In Sierra Leone, as the focus was diverted to responding to Ebola, health service provision of critical sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services decreased, including antenatal care and family planning services.…”

Impact of COVID-19 on Transgender Women & Hijra: Insights from Gujarat, India

“…However, their situation is not known. Various studies have been conducted to understand the impact of the pandemic on people who are infected, other affected and vulnerable people, healthcare workers, etc since the inception of COVID-19 pandemic (for example, Armitage & Nellums, 2020;Banerjee et al, 2020;Hall et al, 2020;Kang et al, 2020;Kluge et al, 2020;Lima et al, 2020;Roy et al, 2020;Spoorthy, 2020;Wenham et al, 2020) but studies are limited on the transgender/hijra population. The present study gauges knowledge about COVID19, food insecurity, access to healthcare services, and psychological reactions of transgender/hijra population in Gujarat during COVID-19.…”