Responding to COVID-19 in Urban Settings : Emerging Evidence, Lessons, and a Look Ahead

Responding to COVID-19 in Urban Settings : Emerging Evidence, Lessons, and a Look Ahead

Metropolitan areas drive economies, yet the same elements that contribute to economic growth, such as industrialization accompanied by migrant influx, result in overcrowding and poor housing and sanitation. These factors, coupled with intensive int...

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Main Authors: Ramana, Gandham N.V., Mutasa, Ronald, Mohammed, Suresh Kunhi, Nandraj, Sunil, Jammy, Guru Rajesh, Smith, Owen
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC IMPACT
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
HEALTH SYSTEM
URBANIZATION
MIGRANT LABOR
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/330271631858817393/Responding-to-COVID-19-in-Urban-Settings-Emerging-Evidence-Lessons-and-a-Look-Ahead
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spelling okr-10986-362982021-09-28T05:10:33Z Responding to COVID-19 in Urban Settings : Emerging Evidence, Lessons, and a Look Ahead Ramana, Gandham N.V. Mutasa, Ronald Mohammed, Suresh Kunhi Nandraj, Sunil Jammy, Guru Rajesh Smith, Owen COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IMPACT PANDEMIC RESPONSE HEALTH SYSTEM URBANIZATION MIGRANT LABOR Metropolitan areas drive economies, yet the same elements that contribute to economic growth, such as industrialization accompanied by migrant influx, result in overcrowding and poor housing and sanitation. These factors, coupled with intensive international connectivity, make cities extremely vulnerable to pandemics. Experiences from New York and São Paulo show that complex administrative structures; conflicting messages from federal, state, and city governments; human resource shortages; supply chain mismanagement; weak coordination between hospitals and public health systems; and poor linkages with the private sector are all limiting factors of a comprehensive pandemic response. COVID-19 has seriously impacted the delivery of essential health services, especially in cities, where the private sector and public hospitals deliver a significant share of primary care. COVID-19 also presents a major public mental health challenge both for health professionals and the public. 2021-09-27T13:25:51Z 2021-09-27T13:25:51Z 2021-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/330271631858817393/Responding-to-COVID-19-in-Urban-Settings-Emerging-Evidence-Lessons-and-a-Look-Ahead http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36298 English 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 South Asia India
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topic COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC IMPACT
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
HEALTH SYSTEM
URBANIZATION
MIGRANT LABOR
spellingShingle COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS
PANDEMIC IMPACT
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
HEALTH SYSTEM
URBANIZATION
MIGRANT LABOR
Ramana, Gandham N.V.
Mutasa, Ronald
Mohammed, Suresh Kunhi
Nandraj, Sunil
Jammy, Guru Rajesh
Smith, Owen
Responding to COVID-19 in Urban Settings : Emerging Evidence, Lessons, and a Look Ahead
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description Metropolitan areas drive economies, yet the same elements that contribute to economic growth, such as industrialization accompanied by migrant influx, result in overcrowding and poor housing and sanitation. These factors, coupled with intensive international connectivity, make cities extremely vulnerable to pandemics. Experiences from New York and São Paulo show that complex administrative structures; conflicting messages from federal, state, and city governments; human resource shortages; supply chain mismanagement; weak coordination between hospitals and public health systems; and poor linkages with the private sector are all limiting factors of a comprehensive pandemic response. COVID-19 has seriously impacted the delivery of essential health services, especially in cities, where the private sector and public hospitals deliver a significant share of primary care. COVID-19 also presents a major public mental health challenge both for health professionals and the public.
format Working Paper
author Ramana, Gandham N.V.
Mutasa, Ronald
Mohammed, Suresh Kunhi
Nandraj, Sunil
Jammy, Guru Rajesh
Smith, Owen
author_facet Ramana, Gandham N.V.
Mutasa, Ronald
Mohammed, Suresh Kunhi
Nandraj, Sunil
Jammy, Guru Rajesh
Smith, Owen
author_sort Ramana, Gandham N.V.
title Responding to COVID-19 in Urban Settings : Emerging Evidence, Lessons, and a Look Ahead
title_short Responding to COVID-19 in Urban Settings : Emerging Evidence, Lessons, and a Look Ahead
title_full Responding to COVID-19 in Urban Settings : Emerging Evidence, Lessons, and a Look Ahead
title_fullStr Responding to COVID-19 in Urban Settings : Emerging Evidence, Lessons, and a Look Ahead
title_full_unstemmed Responding to COVID-19 in Urban Settings : Emerging Evidence, Lessons, and a Look Ahead
title_sort responding to covid-19 in urban settings : emerging evidence, lessons, and a look ahead
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/330271631858817393/Responding-to-COVID-19-in-Urban-Settings-Emerging-Evidence-Lessons-and-a-Look-Ahead
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