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David Miliband on COVID-19 in Crisis-Affected Countries: A "Double Emergency"
The coronavirus pandemic has overwhelmed even countries with advanced health care systems, stable politics and resilient economies. For countries affected by conflict and crisis, the potential impact of the disease is truly terrifying.
New analysis by the IRC shows that South Sudan has just four ventilators for a population of 10.9 million people. In Moria refugee camp in Greece, the population density is 8.5x higher than on the stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship. In Yemen, the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, 18 million people do not have access to proper hygiene, water and sanitation, and a ceasefire was violated just two days after it was signed. Half of Venezuela's doctors have left the country since the beginning of the economic crisis, and 90% of hospitals face shortages of medicine and critical supplies.
These societies face a double emergency as COVID-19's health effects are coupled with escalations in conflict and political and economic instability provoked by the outbreak. IRC's analysis shows that immediate action to prevent the spread of the disease is imperative.
Join us for a conversation with President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on what the international community can do to mitigate the impact of coronavirus in fragile countries and refugee camps.
"Should we fail," Miliband says, "not only will the most vulnerable pay the price today for the inaction of the international community, the consequences will be felt across the globe for years, if not decades, to come."
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The coronavirus pandemic has overwhelmed even countries with advanced health care systems, stable politics and resilient economies. For countries affected by conflict and crisis, the potential impact of the disease is truly terrifying.
New analysis by the IRC shows that South Sudan has just four ventilators for a population of 10.9 million people. In Moria refugee camp in Greece, the population density is 8.5x higher than on the stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship. In Yemen, the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, 18 million people do not have access to proper hygiene, water and sanitation, and a ceasefire was violated just two days after it was signed. Half of Venezuela's doctors have left the country since the beginning of the economic crisis, and 90% of hospitals face shortages of medicine and critical supplies.
These societies face a double emergency as COVID-19's health effects are coupled with escalations in conflict and political and economic instability provoked by the outbreak. IRC's analysis shows that immediate action to prevent the spread of the disease is imperative.
Join us for a conversation with President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on what the international community can do to mitigate the impact of coronavirus in fragile countries and refugee camps.
"Should we fail," Miliband says, "not only will the most vulnerable pay the price today for the inaction of the international community, the consequences will be felt across the globe for years, if not decades, to come."