Safety Nets, Health Crises and Natural Disasters : Lessons from Sierra Leone

This case study suggests how shock-responsive social protection systems can be the basis of a government-led response to a health crisis and a rapid-onset disaster. It also points to how linking pre-arranged finance to safety nets can help with qui...

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Main Authors: Sandford, Judith, Rajput, Sumati, Coll-Black, Sarah, Kargbo, Abu
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/519361607689908694/Safety-Nets-Health-Crises-and-Natural-Disasters-Lessons-from-Sierra-Leone
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spelling okr-10986-349522021-04-23T14:02:12Z Safety Nets, Health Crises and Natural Disasters : Lessons from Sierra Leone Sandford, Judith Rajput, Sumati Coll-Black, Sarah Kargbo, Abu SOCIAL PROTECTION SAFETY NETS HEALTH CRISIS NATURAL DISASTER CASH TRANSFERS VULNERABILITY TARGETING BENEFITS RESPONSE PLANNING POST-DISASTER INTERVENTION This case study suggests how shock-responsive social protection systems can be the basis of a government-led response to a health crisis and a rapid-onset disaster. It also points to how linking pre-arranged finance to safety nets can help with quick delivery of cash to vulnerable populations post-disasters. This experience complements existing evidence and experience in other parts of Africa, where social protection systems have been used for responding to drought, a slow-onset natural disaster. It also informed the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone, which will provide further lessons for shock-responsive social protection globally. 2020-12-18T20:49:53Z 2020-12-18T20:49:53Z 2020-12 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/519361607689908694/Safety-Nets-Health-Crises-and-Natural-Disasters-Lessons-from-Sierra-Leone http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34952 English Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper;No. 2010 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Africa Western and Central (AFW) Sierra Leone Sri Lanka
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topic SOCIAL PROTECTION
SAFETY NETS
HEALTH CRISIS
NATURAL DISASTER
CASH TRANSFERS
VULNERABILITY
TARGETING BENEFITS
RESPONSE PLANNING
POST-DISASTER INTERVENTION
spellingShingle SOCIAL PROTECTION
SAFETY NETS
HEALTH CRISIS
NATURAL DISASTER
CASH TRANSFERS
VULNERABILITY
TARGETING BENEFITS
RESPONSE PLANNING
POST-DISASTER INTERVENTION
Sandford, Judith
Rajput, Sumati
Coll-Black, Sarah
Kargbo, Abu
Safety Nets, Health Crises and Natural Disasters : Lessons from Sierra Leone
geographic_facet Africa
Africa Western and Central (AFW)
Sierra Leone
Sri Lanka
relation Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper;No. 2010
description This case study suggests how shock-responsive social protection systems can be the basis of a government-led response to a health crisis and a rapid-onset disaster. It also points to how linking pre-arranged finance to safety nets can help with quick delivery of cash to vulnerable populations post-disasters. This experience complements existing evidence and experience in other parts of Africa, where social protection systems have been used for responding to drought, a slow-onset natural disaster. It also informed the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone, which will provide further lessons for shock-responsive social protection globally.
format Working Paper
author Sandford, Judith
Rajput, Sumati
Coll-Black, Sarah
Kargbo, Abu
author_facet Sandford, Judith
Rajput, Sumati
Coll-Black, Sarah
Kargbo, Abu
author_sort Sandford, Judith
title Safety Nets, Health Crises and Natural Disasters : Lessons from Sierra Leone
title_short Safety Nets, Health Crises and Natural Disasters : Lessons from Sierra Leone
title_full Safety Nets, Health Crises and Natural Disasters : Lessons from Sierra Leone
title_fullStr Safety Nets, Health Crises and Natural Disasters : Lessons from Sierra Leone
title_full_unstemmed Safety Nets, Health Crises and Natural Disasters : Lessons from Sierra Leone
title_sort safety nets, health crises and natural disasters : lessons from sierra leone
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/519361607689908694/Safety-Nets-Health-Crises-and-Natural-Disasters-Lessons-from-Sierra-Leone
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