[Carthi Mannikarottu]

Thank you, Rabia and the SHDEPHA+ Kahama team. These comments are well-received.

Noting in particular: (1) the specific addition of vulnerable populations including PWID/PWUDs, artisanal small miners, fisheries and those with existing medical conditions including NCDs; (2) call to prioritize frontline health workers, including the availability of training and appropriate diagnostic and treatment tools as well as guaranteed remuneration; (3) preparing for other infectious diseases by building better systems with rigorous monitoring, strengthened community-led communications and contact tracing.

[Carthi Mannikarottu]

Reposting.

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Anjela Jenkins posted an update in the group Civil Society’s COVID-19 Calls to Action

Hi everyone, we at Special Olympics have just a few things we would add.

– At the bottom of page one, in the “in the medium and long term” sentence, we would suggest calling out people with disabilities among the marginalized and vulnerable populations
– In the Leave No One Behind section, perhaps bolder language around deinstitutionalization and community-based care, given the dynamics of COVID-19 in congregate settings
– On page two, in the 3. Focus on Health Workers, “briefing health workers on their rights, roles, responsibilities, and risks” seems very generic and so suggest being more specific–perhaps mention expanded bias training, for example

Thank you for the opportunity to weigh in.

[Carthi Mannikarottu]

Thank you, Silvia and the MMV team, for these salient comments. Noting the importance of adding equitable access to new tools and technologies in addition to health services, the additional and essential focus on gender-sensitive approaches when discussing health workers, and the need to prioritize health worker access to new effective medicines/vaccines.

[Carthi Mannikarottu]

Thank you very much for sharing this, Alessandra! We are grateful for this feedback from IDDC and IDA members as well as the effort you took in collecting these.

 

For others who may be unable to download the attachment, these inputs shared here include:

• Inclusion of the long-term consideration of COVID-19, both physical consequences and economic.
• Information and health promotion shared in accessible formats with captions
• Ensuring needs of persons with disabilities are met during the COVID-19-related restrictions/lockdowns
• Increasing public health financing through both domestic financing and external aid
• Specific focus on community health workers within the call to focus on health workers
• Training and resources for health workers to address stigma and biases
• Conducting a barrier analysis by governments to better identify specific attitudes, environments and institutions that serve as barriers to accessing health services

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