How to ensure effective government responses as COVID-19 spreads to rural areas

As COVID-19 began spreading globally in early 2020, it quickly went beyond major cities to affect rural areas in much of the world. In low-income countries, rural health systems have been overloaded and periodic lockdowns and other restrictions have driven down incomes. Governments have responded to...

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Autores principales: Kosec, Katrina, Ragasa, Catherine
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141283
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description As COVID-19 began spreading globally in early 2020, it quickly went beyond major cities to affect rural areas in much of the world. In low-income countries, rural health systems have been overloaded and periodic lockdowns and other restrictions have driven down incomes. Governments have responded to the economic turmoil with an array of social protection programs, and through public health campaigns pushing both safe behaviors and vaccination and providing treatment. As our 2019 IFPRI Policy Brief shows, ensuring high-quality governance and provision of services in rural areas is critical for livelihoods and economic development — and thus central to COVID-19 policy responses.
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spelling CGSpace1412832025-11-06T03:55:21Z How to ensure effective government responses as COVID-19 spreads to rural areas Kosec, Katrina Ragasa, Catherine value chains food production agricultural products policies covid-19 health social protection nutrition food security information poverty rural areas governance As COVID-19 began spreading globally in early 2020, it quickly went beyond major cities to affect rural areas in much of the world. In low-income countries, rural health systems have been overloaded and periodic lockdowns and other restrictions have driven down incomes. Governments have responded to the economic turmoil with an array of social protection programs, and through public health campaigns pushing both safe behaviors and vaccination and providing treatment. As our 2019 IFPRI Policy Brief shows, ensuring high-quality governance and provision of services in rural areas is critical for livelihoods and economic development — and thus central to COVID-19 policy responses. 2022-03-07 2024-04-12T13:37:37Z 2024-04-12T13:37:37Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141283 en https://www.ifpri.org/blog/how-ensure-effective-government-responses-covid-19-spreads-rural-areas https://www.ifpri.org/interactive/covid2022 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kosec, Katrina; and Ragasa, Catherine. 2022. How to ensure effective government responses as COVID-19 spreads to rural areas. In COVID-19 and global food security: Two years later, eds. John McDermott and Johan Swinnen. Part Four: Policy Responses and Implications, Chapter 30, Pp. 185-188. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294226_30.
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social protection
nutrition
food security
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Ragasa, Catherine
How to ensure effective government responses as COVID-19 spreads to rural areas
title How to ensure effective government responses as COVID-19 spreads to rural areas
title_full How to ensure effective government responses as COVID-19 spreads to rural areas
title_fullStr How to ensure effective government responses as COVID-19 spreads to rural areas
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title_short How to ensure effective government responses as COVID-19 spreads to rural areas
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health
social protection
nutrition
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poverty
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governance
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