COVID-19: Increased Double Risks for Minorities and Underprivileged Populations
Washington,D.C.,April25,2020
Our recent data show that underprivileged populations have been significantly impacted by the #COVID-19 crisis. The COVID-19 outbreak presents potential health and financial challenges for underprivileged populations, which may disproportionately affect communities of Dalits, Adivasi, ethnic minorities and migrants or other marginalized populations and compound underlying health and economic disparities. Our initial data on underlying health and financial conditions, as well as social and economic factors by caste, race and ethnicity provide insight into how the health and financial impacts of COVID-19 and poverty may vary across underprivileged groups:
• Communities of underprivileged populations are at increased risk for experiencing serious illness if they become infected with coronavirus due to higher rates of underlying health conditions;
• Communities of underprivileged populations face increased challenges accessing COVID-19-related testing and treatment because of lack of healthcare access and/or social barriers to accessing healthcare;
• Communities of underprivileged populations face increased social, financial and health risks associated with COVID-19 and poverty due to economic and social circumstances; and
• Women and girls from Dalit, migrant and other minority populations have been faced increasing sexual, domestic and gender-based violations and growing threats of human trafficking during this COVID19 pandemic crisis and beyond.
COVID-19: Impact Tracker by Caste, Work and Descent: ICDR in association with various stakeholders is tracking COVID impact by caste, work and descent. Comprehensive data by caste, work and descent will be key for understanding the impacts of COVID-19 and poverty across communities and on health and economic disparities. Data by caste, work and descent will also be important for understanding the extent to which there are disparities in access to and receipt of health and economic relief. Together these data can help shape and target response and relief efforts.
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