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IFRC, WHO, OCHA

COVID-19: How to include marginalized and vulnerable people in risk communication and community engagement

Description

Women, the elderly, adolescents, youth, and children,
persons with disabilities, indigenous populations, refugees,
migrants, and minorities experience the highest degree
of socio-economic marginalization. Marginalized people
become even more vulnerable in emergencies.1
This is due
to factors such as their lack of access to effective surveillance and early-warning systems, and health services. The
COVID-19 outbreak is predicted to have significant impacts
on various sectors.
The populations most at risk are those that:
• depend heavily on the informal economy;
• occupy areas prone to shocks;
• have inadequate access to social services or political
influence;
• have limited capacities and opportunities to cope and
adapt and;
• limited or no access to technologies.
By understanding these issues, we can support the capacity of vulnerable populations in emergencies. We can give
them priority assistance, and engage them in decision-making processes for response, recovery, preparedness, and
risk reduction.

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Publication

Authors

IFRC, OCHA, WHO

Emergency

COVID-19

Scope

Language

English

Region

Global

Keywords