Publication Date
1-1-2022
Journal
Current Tropical Medicine Reports
DOI
10.1007/s40475-022-00266-5
PMID
36105113
PMCID
PMC9463048
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
9-10-2022
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
Sustainable development goals, Global health, Low- and middle-income countries, Pediatric, Health outcomes
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this editorial is to introduce the pediatric global health issue focusing on health disparities emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescents living in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).
RECENT FINDINGS: As the COVID-19 pandemic ensues, children and adolescents living in LMIC have been disproportionately affected by socio-economic and mitigation practices, leading to widening disparities in health and the social determinants of health that influence their well-being.
SUMMARY: This pediatric global health issue brings to bare the extent, range, and nature of these health disparities, integrated with expert viewpoints, to prompt critical dialogue to address these complex problems.
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