UN Botswana COVID19 Response-newsletter-03
UN Botswana COVID19 Response-newsletter-03
May 20, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is
straining public health systems,
triggering unprecedented measures by
governments around the world,
including movement restrictions and
shelter-in-place orders. Multiple
intersecting determinants of health
including socio-economic status,
social policies, physical environment
and individual characteristics among
others compound the poor health
outcomes for vulnerable groups of the
society. Evidence from prior outbreaks
suggests that this crisis will exert a
massive toll on women and girls.
Existing inequalities compound the risk
of violence, including intimate partner
violence and sexual exploitation on
women and girls due to heightened
tensions.