Open AccessImproving COVID-19 response: redirecting risk communication efforts towards equity issues
Author(s) -
Ysamar Barrios,
Luís Fonte Galindo,
María del Carmen Zabala Argüelles,
Dennis Pérez Chacón
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista latinoamericana de difusión científica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2711-0494
DOI - 10.38186/difcie.35.01
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , risk communication , equity (law) , context (archaeology) , public relations , coronavirus , health equity , business , political science , medicine , economic growth , risk analysis (engineering) , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , health care , virology , geography , outbreak , archaeology , pathology , law
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is, to date, the health problem with the highest impact in the 21st century. The World Health Organization has recommended several prevention and control measures to deal with this pandemic. In this context, social communication plays a key role. In this article we argue that the potential of communication efforts to close the gaps in the COVID-19 response worldwide won´t be fully accomplished until they do address equity-related issues.