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dc.titleThe High Cost of COVID-19 for Children: Strategies for Mitigating its Impact in Latin America and the Caribbean
dc.contributor.authorHincapie, Diana
dc.contributor.authorRubio-Codina, Marta
dc.contributor.authorLopez Boo, Florencia
dc.contributor.orgunitSocial Protection and Health Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2020-07-31T18:07:00
dc.date.issue2020-06-10T00:06:00
dc.description.abstractThe pandemic may have a devastating impact on childrens physical, mental, and socioemotional development, both in the short and the long run. These repercussions have received little attention because of the low rates of COVID-19 in this population. However, child mortality, morbidity, and poverty are projected to rise, resulting in major losses of human capital and deepening inequality. Lack of access to basic services (sanitation, health, education), disparities in parenting skills, limited internet connectivity, and unequal access to technology will further widen the socioeconomic gap in child development. Nonetheless, this crisis also offers a chance to transform early childhood services, making them more cost-effective, equitable, and resilient, as we see happening in various countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. This paper compiles and lays out strategies for innovative new ways to provide services and mitigate the crisis impact on children.
dc.format.extent21
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002413
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-High-Cost-of-COVID-19-for-Children-Strategies-for-Mitigating-its-Impact-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/El-alto-costo-del-COVID-19-para-los-ninos-Estrategias-para-mitigar-su-impacto-en-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectPreschool Education
dc.subjectChild Development
dc.subjectChildhood
dc.subjectEarly Childhood Education
dc.subjectChild Health
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectCoronavirus
dc.subjectPopulation Aging
dc.subjectPandemics
dc.subjectEducational Resource
dc.subjectHand Hygiene
dc.subject.jelcodeI12 - Health Behavior
dc.subject.jelcodeJ13 - Fertility • Family Planning • Child Care • Children • Youth
dc.subject.keywordsCOVID-19;parenting programs;reopening early;childhood services;children's health
dc.typeDiscussion Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-DP-00782
idb.operationRG-T3444
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