How civil society organizations can help tackle pandemics
COVID-19 has been the foremost global health challenge over the last year and a half and has affected all spheres of life and development. As of 7 July 2021, the world has registered a total of over 184 million COVID-19 cases, while confirmed deaths worldwide have been reported at over 3.99 million.
It is envisaged that the Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) have been and will continue to be hit harder by the pandemic as a result of limited healthcare capacity and inadequate infrastructure, as well as difficulties in maintaining social distancing. Apart from its direct health consequences, COVID-19 has left communities in LMICs with dire economic consequences. The World Bank estimates that about 120 million people have been pushed into poverty due to COVID-19 in the last year or so.
