an hour agoHalf a billion people ended up in poverty after paying the health cost of pandemic
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Health spending has pushed more than half a billion people worldwide into extreme poverty during the peak of the COVIDD-19, according to the World Health Organization and the World Bank. Pandemia suspended health services at a global level and caused the worst economic crisis since the 1930 ' s, making it even more difficult for people [...]
Pandemia suspended health services at a global level and caused the worst economic crisis since the 1930s, making it even more difficult for people to pay for health care, a joint statement by the two organisations said Sunday.
All governments must speed up efforts to ensure that each citizen has access to health services without fear of financial consequences”, said WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebresus.
Meanwhile, according to a report released Thursday by the United Nations Children's Agency (UNICEF), another 100 million children are estimated to now live in poverty because of pandemic, a 10 - percent increase since 2019.
