COVID-19
Public Health
Global Neonatal & Children's Health
Immigrant Health
Health Equity/Social Determinants of Health
Cross-Disciplinary Pathway
Adolescent Medicine
Zulfiqar Bhutta, MBBS, PhD
Co-Director
Centre for Global Child Health
The Hospital for Sick Children
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Suzinne Pak-Gorstein, MD PhD MPH
Associate Professor in Pediatrics / Affiliate Associate Professor in Global Health
Pediatrics / Global Health
University of Washington
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States
The coronavirus pandemic threatens low and middle-income countries (LMICs) raising great concern about the direct as well as indirect impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the health and well-being of children and adolescents. Children in LMICs constitute a high proportion of the population and may have a high prevalence of risk factors for severe lower respiratory infection such as HIV or malnutrition. Not only is their physical health impacted by COVID-19, but their countries’ economies and capacity of existing health systems to manage the additional burden are compromised. Further challenges in LMICs include the inability to implement effective public health measures such as social distancing, hand hygiene, timely identification of infected people with self-isolation, and universal use of masks. Finally, significant indirect effects of the pandemic on child health are of considerable concern, including increasing poverty levels, disrupted schooling, lack of access to school feeding schemes, reduced access to health facilities. and interruptions in vaccination and other child health programs.
In this panel, international experts will describe global, country, and local responses to these challenges including community partnerships, stakeholder coalitions, and innovations. Speakers will also outline research priorities and key calls to action for the international community.
Presenter: Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, MBBS, PhD – The Hospital for Sick Children
Presenter: Michael Levin, FRCPCH PHD – Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine
Presenter: Luwei Pearson, MBBS, MSc – UNICEF
Presenter: Anuradha Gupta, MBA University of Wollongong, Australia – GAVI - Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisations
Presenter: Quarraisha Abdool Karim, PhD – Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa
Presenter: Suzinne Pak-Gorstein, MD PhD MPH – University of Washington
Presenter: -- --