Health Policy Watch – Misaligned Priorities & Gender Inequalities Formed “Cracks” That Contributed To COVID-19 Pandemic
17/03/2020
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As the governments around the world struggle to control surging COVID-19 outbreaks, health experts highlighted cracks in global health systems that created conditions ripe for the pandemic.
A report titled Power, Privilege & Priorities released Monday by Global Health 50/50 found that an inequality of health benefits and an inequality of opportunities inside organizations have created a system where the priorities of the biggest global health organizations failed to prioritize gender equality and the most common causes of death and ill-health, leading to weak health systems around the world.
