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Cross-border COVID-19 spread amidst malaria re-emergence in Venezuela: a human rights analysis
Globalization and health, v 16(1), pp 118-118
17 Dec 2020
PMID: 33334370
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Abstract
Since 2016 Venezuela has seen a collapse in its economy and public health infrastructure resulting in a humanitarian crisis and massive outward migration. With the emergence of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 at the end of 2019, the public health emergency within its borders and in neighboring countries has become more severe and as increasing numbers of Venezuelans migrants return home or get stuck along migratory routes, new risks are emerging in the region.
Despite clear state obligations to respect, protect and fulfil the rights to health and related economic, social, civil and political rights of its population, in Venezuela, co-occurring malaria and COVID-19 epidemics are propelled by a lack of public investment in health, weak governance, and violations of human rights, especially for certain underserved populations like indigenous groups. COVID-19 has put increased pressure on Venezuelan and regional actors and healthcare systems, as well as international public health agencies, to deal with a domestic and regional public health emergency.
International aid and cooperation for Venezuela to deal with the re-emergence of malaria and the COVID-19 spread, including lifting US-enforced economic sanctions that limit Venezuela's capacity to deal with this crisis, is critical to protecting rights and health in the country and region.
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- Title
- Cross-border COVID-19 spread amidst malaria re-emergence in Venezuela: a human rights analysis
- Creators
- Catalina Correa-Salazar - Drexel UniversityJoseph J Amon - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Globalization and health, v 16(1), pp 118-118
- Publisher
- Springer BMC
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000599862100001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85097675702
- Other Identifier
- 991019168840704721
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