Latin America's health systems are not prepared for Covid-19 -- though most countries in the region guarantee access to health as a human right, in practise funding falls drastically short, explains Miguel Lago in a grim New York Times Español op-ed. Authorities will be forced to choose whether to attend Covid-19 patients at the cost of ignoring other pathologies, he writes.
Quarantines in LatAm (March 20, 2020)
Quarantines in LatAm (March 20, 2020)
Quarantines in LatAm (March 20, 2020)
Latin America's health systems are not prepared for Covid-19 -- though most countries in the region guarantee access to health as a human right, in practise funding falls drastically short, explains Miguel Lago in a grim New York Times Español op-ed. Authorities will be forced to choose whether to attend Covid-19 patients at the cost of ignoring other pathologies, he writes.