Safety Nets, Health Crises and Natural Disasters

• Tác giả: Judith Sandford
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 904.5 Events of natural origin
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 319539
• Chủ đề: 1. CASH TRANSFERS; 2. HEALTH CRISIS; 3. NATURAL DISASTER; 4. SAFETY NETS; 5. SOCIAL PROTECTION

Tóm tắt

This case study suggests how shock-responsive social protection systems can be the basis of a government-led response to a health crisis and a rapid-onset disaster. It also points to how linking pre-arranged finance to safety nets can help with quick delivery of cash to vulnerable populations post-disasters. This experience complements existing evidence and experience in other parts of Africa, where social protection systems have been used for responding to drought, a slow-onset natural disaster. It also informed the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone, which will provide further lessons for shock-responsive social protection globally.