Modi, Neena;
Conti, Gabriella;
Hanson, Mark;
(2022)
Post-COVID economic recovery: women and children first … or last?
Archives of Disease in Childhood
, 107
(3)
pp. 214-215.
10.1136/archdischild-2020-320898.
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Abstract
Twenty-first century science underpinned the rapid global response to COVID-19, identifying the causal pathogen, sequencing the SARS-CoV-2 genome, developing vaccines and initiating clinical trials, within 9 months of first appearance. Although in tackling the immediate consequences of the pandemic countries responded to science in different ways, every nation now grapples with the economic consequences and the question of where to focus investment. Here, we argue that insights from 21st century science can also lead the way to economic recovery. These indicate that there should be a prime focus on healthy populations resilient to unexpected challenges and that this is to a large extent dependent on maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH). Recovery from COVID-19 offers a unique opportunity to target investment on MNCH.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Post-COVID economic recovery: women and children first … or last? |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1136/archdischild-2020-320898 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-320898 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Economics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10139747 |
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