COVID-19 Prevents Women and Children From Accessing Essential Health Care in Latin America and the Caribbean: Report

A mother her child wait to be seen at the pharmacy of the Los Pinos health centre, in the Senkata district in El Alto, Bolivia, May 26, 2020.
Why Global Citizens Should Care
Women and children are losing access to health and social services worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic — and it could have a dire effect on maternal and child mortality rates in Latin America and the Caribbean.
A new report commissioned by UNICEF and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and released on Sept. 28 found that the pandemic is