Covid pandemic widened global economic disparities between wealthier and low income countries --study

Study: Pandemic widened global economic disparities The COVID-19 pandemic hit low-income countries harder than wealthier nations, according to a new study in PLOS One, further slowing progress toward health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  CIDRAP

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On average, the pandemic caused low-income countries to experience an average progress loss of 16.5% across all health indicators, whereas high-income countries have seen losses as low as 3%, the authors said.

The SDGs were developed in 2015 and adopted by the United Nations as a way to tackle both global poverty and the challenges of climate change. SDG 3 is “good health and well-being” and encompasses several indicators of a nation’s health, including controlling infectious diseases and protecting maternal health.

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