The international humanitarian response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a tragic and overwhelming impact on fragile and conflict-affected countries. The humanitarian response to COVID-19 in these contexts has escalated many of the challenges long considered by the international community. Read more…
Le rôle central de la santé communautaire dans la lutte contre la pandémie de la Covid-19 : l’expérience de Médecins du Monde Canada ( The central role of community health in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic: the experience of Médecins du Monde Canada )
L’approche communautaire serait-elle une des solutions à la distanciation sociale qui, à la faveur de la pandémie actuelle, a montré toute son étendue ? C’est toute l’argumentation que développent ici les trois auteures, membres de Médecins du Monde Canada. Lire plus… (English version here)
Opinion: Tackling the twin burdens of NCDs and COVID-19
COVID-19 has been unforgiving for people living with noncommunicable diseases, or NCDs, such as diabetes, cardiovascular-related illness, cancers, and mental health conditions, as well as other conditions such as high blood pressure and obesity. Read more…
Opinion: The power of choice — ensuring access to family planning in the COVID-19 era
The coronavirus pandemic is causing tremendous upheaval to health systems around the world, disrupting access to family planning information and services, as well as to sexual and reproductive health more broadly. It is crucial that sexual and reproductive health and rights remain a priority despite these challenges, and they must be part of the ongoing discussion about how to best achieve universal health coverage. Read more…
Une épreuve de dignité : regard anthropologique sur les réponses à la Covid-19 en Afrique de l’Ouest ( A test of dignity: an anthropological analysis of Covid-19 responses in West Africa )
Vue d’Afrique et vécue en Afrique. C’est à cette double lecture que se livrent les trois auteurs dont l’analyse anthropologique permet une mise en perspective salutaire dans la manière dont la pandémie de la Covid-19 a été appréhendée par les populations, les scientifiques et les politiques. Lire plus… (English version here)
COVID-19 changed the world. Can it change aid, too?
“The pandemic will change everything, and is forcing a ‘new normal’” says Dr. Nilab Mobarez, secretary-general of the Afghan Red Crescent. She is concerned about many things – how children will be educated if they can’t go to school, how healthcare can be provided in areas where access is limited due to the ongoing war. Read more..
Dans le cadre de la série Regards de l’IEIM, nous avons le plaisir de vous proposer cette semaine un texte sur la coopération internationale en temps de pandémie. Le texte vise à analyser l’influence de la pandémie sur les programmes canadien et québécois d’aide internationale à la lumière des nombreuses interrogations que soulève la crise sanitaire. Lire plus…
Opinion: Turning the tide in development — an inclusive response to COVID-19
As media headlines became dominated with news that COVID-19 had reached Europe and North America, there were claims that it was the “great equalizer.” It was a threat that would not discriminate along the lines of historical markers of power and privilege. Read more..
Opinion: COVID-19 calls for disrupting the way we communicate in a crisis
Effective communication is the single most important factor in controlling COVID-19 — as every epidemiologist will tell you. Yet, as the disease continues to spread to some of the most marginalized communities on Earth, the humanitarian response is hitting a wall. […] It is time for disruption — for the entire humanitarian community to rethink the role of language and language technology. We must all invest in new language technologies if we want to generate real impact at speed. Read more…
Navigating through the UN COVID-19 response and procurement priorities
The unprecedented nature of the coronavirus crisis has impacted more than 190 countries, 89% of which are in economic recessions caused by a drastic decline in trade and tourism and a rapid increase in public debt. The pandemic is not just a major health crisis; it has also had ripple effects for economies, societies, human welfare, and the environment. Read more…