{"id":50529,"date":"2020-07-20T20:30:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T18:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/central-africa\/central-african-republic\/coronavirus-africa-new-undp-data-dashboards-reveal-huge-disparities-among-countries-in-ability-to-cope-and-recover\/"},"modified":"2020-07-20T20:30:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T18:30:18","slug":"coronavirus-africa-new-undp-data-dashboards-reveal-huge-disparities-among-countries-in-ability-to-cope-and-recover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/central-africa\/central-african-republic\/coronavirus-africa-new-undp-data-dashboards-reveal-huge-disparities-among-countries-in-ability-to-cope-and-recover\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus – Africa: New UNDP data dashboards reveal huge disparities among countries in ability to cope and recover"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Indicators such as the level of poverty, healthcare capacity, access to internet and\u00a0social protection can portray how severe the effects of the COVID-19 crisis might be in each of 189 countries.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today released two new data dashboards that highlight the huge disparities in countries\u2019 abilities to cope with and recover from the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The pandemic is more than a global health emergency. It is a systemic human development crisis, already affecting the economic and social dimensions of development in unprecedented ways.\u00a0Policies to reduce vulnerabilities and build capacities to tackle crises, both in the short and long term, are vital if individuals and societies are to better weather and recover from shocks like this.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Preparedness of countries to respond to COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

UNDP\u2019s Dashboard 1 on Preparedness<\/em> presents indicators for 189 countries \u2013 including level of development, inequalities,\u00a0 the capacity of a healthcare system and internet connectivity\u2013 to assess how well a nation can respond to the multiple impacts of a crisis like COVID-19.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

While every society is vulnerable to crises, their abilities to respond differs significantly around the world.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

For example, the most developed countries \u2013 those in the very high human development category- have on average 55 hospital beds, over 30 physicians, and 81 nurses per 10,000 people, compared to 7 hospital beds, 2.5 physicians, and 6 nurses in a least developed country.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

And with widespread lockdowns, the digital divide has become more significant than ever. 6.5 billion people around the globe \u2013 85.5 percent of the global population \u2013 still don\u2019t have access to reliable broadband internet, which limits their ability to work and continue their education.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Vulnerabilities of countries in crisis like COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Preparedness is one thing. But, once a crisis hits, how vulnerable are countries to the fallout? UNDP\u2019s Dashboard 2<\/em> on Vulnerabilities<\/em> present indicators that reflect countries\u2019 susceptibility to the effects of this crisis. y<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Those already living in poverty are particularly at risk. Despite recent progress in poverty reduction, about one in four people still live in multidimensional poverty<\/a> or are vulnerable to it, and more than 40 percent of the global population does not have any social protection.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The COVID-19 pandemic also reminds us that disruptions in one place are contagious, triggering problems elsewhere. For example, in some countries, like Kyrgyzstan, a significant part of their GDP comes from remittances. While places as diverse as Montenegro, Maldives and Cabo Verde, rely heavily on tourism (almost 60% of GDP in the Maldives for example), which is being hit very hard by travel bans and lockdowns.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).<\/i>
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