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Liberia, Bangladesh

Pandemic Portraits - An intersectional analysis of the experiences of people with disabilities and caregivers during COVID-19 in Bangladesh and Liberia

Abstract COVID-19 significantly affected people with disabilities, with many facing additional barriers in access to services and increased risks of poor health and social outcomes. Focusing on the impact of COVID-19 in the Global South, this study took place in Bangladesh and Liberia, where 14% and 16% of the population are thought to live with […]
Pandemic Portraits—An Intersectional Analysis of the Experiences of People with Disabilities and Caregivers during COVID-19 in Bangladesh and Liberia
Liberia, Bangladesh

Pandemic Portraits: Capturing experiences of people with disabilities in Bangladesh and Liberia during COVID-19

Shahreen Chowdhury, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine COVID-19 changed the world as we know it. However, the pandemic significantly affected people with disabilities with many facing additional barriers in access to services, increased isolation and increased risks of poor health and social outcomes. This study took place in Bangladesh and Liberia, where there is minimal […]
Pandemic Portraits: Capturing experiences of people with disabilities in Bangladesh and Liberia during COVID-19
Liberia, Bangladesh

Pandemic Portraits: Capturing experiences of people with disabilities in Bangladesh and Liberia during COVID-19

Pandemic Portraits: Capturing experiences of people with disabilities in Bangladesh and Liberia during COVID-19 COVID-19 has changed the world as we know it. However, the pandemic has significantly affected the lives of people with disabilities with many facing additional barriers in access to services, increased isolation and increased risks of poor health and social outcomes. […]
Pandemic Portraits: Capturing experiences of people with disabilities in Bangladesh and Liberia during COVID-19
Sierra Leone, Liberia

Psychological resilience, fragility and the health workforce: lessons on pandemic preparedness from Liberia and Sierra Leone

COVID-19 presents a time to redefine vulnerability; however, in discussions of vulnerability, the health workforce, particularly in regard to their psychosocial well-being, is often forgotten. Healthcare workers (HCWs) in fragile settings are constantly exposed to health system shocks, including; conflict, disease outbreaks and natural disasters, which compound the everyday challenges of working in an under-resourced […]
Psychological resilience