TY - JOUR
KW - Covid-19
AU - Tucker A
AU - Cruz A
AU - Duck M
AU - Timalsina A
AB - The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted leprosy control and prevention and persons affected by leprosy. The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL) established emergency response working groups in April 2020 to address key challenges during the pandemic. <br><br>
The Emergency Response Working Group Two organized regional calls for persons affected and representative organizations to identify their needs and challenges. Data compiled in this report reflects the generous contributions of persons affected. The Emergency Response Working Group Two is grateful for their assistance and recognizes the call participants as creators of this report. The appendix lists the organizations of persons affected that contributed to these calls.<br><br>
Summary<br><br>
The objective of the consultative calls was to identify specific needs and challenges of persons affected by leprosy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The following issues were raised on a consistent basis: access to health care, fundamental goods, government support, stable livelihoods, information about COVID-19, and challenges due to intersecting vulnerabilities.
BT - Leprosy Review
DO - 10.47276/lr.91.4.425
IS - 4
LA - eng
N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted leprosy control and prevention and persons affected by leprosy. The Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL) established emergency response working groups in April 2020 to address key challenges during the pandemic. <br><br>
The Emergency Response Working Group Two organized regional calls for persons affected and representative organizations to identify their needs and challenges. Data compiled in this report reflects the generous contributions of persons affected. The Emergency Response Working Group Two is grateful for their assistance and recognizes the call participants as creators of this report. The appendix lists the organizations of persons affected that contributed to these calls.<br><br>
Summary<br><br>
The objective of the consultative calls was to identify specific needs and challenges of persons affected by leprosy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The following issues were raised on a consistent basis: access to health care, fundamental goods, government support, stable livelihoods, information about COVID-19, and challenges due to intersecting vulnerabilities.
PB - Lepra
PY - 2020
SP - 425
EP - 430
T2 - Leprosy Review
TI - Persons affected by leprosy and the COVID-19 global health crisis: a consultative calls report from GPZL’s emergency response Working Group 2
UR - https://leprosyreview.org/article/91/4/20-20342
VL - 91
SN - 2162-8807
ER -