Protecting the Poor and Vulnerable against the Pandemic
Gudmalin, Camilo; Perante-Calina, Lizan; Balbosa, Joven; Mangahas, Joel; Samoza, Maria Aloha | January 0009
Abstract
Cases of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Philippines went from a single confirmed case on 30 January 2020 to more than 5,400 cases and nearly 350 deaths 2 months and a half later. Authorities presented the alarming report amid the limited testing capacity. An interagency task force convened to tackle the pandemic subsequently declared community quarantines nationwide—which adversely affected people’s jobs and livelihoods. The public was hit hard by the pandemic. The government responded by passing a law to provide social assistance (cash transfers) to 18 million poor and vulnerable families, with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) leading the delivery of the program. Expectations were high for DSWD to deliver. While DSWD was experienced in delivering cash transfers and providing emergency assistance, it had not encountered anything like a pandemic. This case study explores the implementation challenges, successes, and lessons learned from a nationwide shock-responsive social protection intervention in the Philippines.
Citation
Gudmalin, Camilo; Perante-Calina, Lizan; Balbosa, Joven; Mangahas, Joel; Samoza, Maria Aloha. 0009. Protecting the Poor and Vulnerable against the Pandemic. © Asian Development Bank Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/14228. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Alleviating Poverty
Anti-Poverty
Extreme Poverty
Fight Against Poverty
Global Poverty
Health Aspects Of Poverty
Indicators Of Poverty
Participatory Poverty Assessment
Poverty Eradication
Poverty Analysis
Poverty In Developing Countries
Poverty Reduction Efforts
Urban Poverty
Disaster preparedness
Emergency relief
Covid
Pandemic
Public Health
Partnerships in Health Reform
Health Systems
Development projects
Physical infrastructure
Soft infrastructure
Infrastructure finance
Infrastructure bonds
Pandemic
Vaccination
World Health Organization
Quality of Health Care
Partnerships in Health Reform
Health
Health Standards
Health Care Cost Control
Health Care Access
Health Risk
Health Issues
Development Indicators
Environmental Indicators
Economic Indicators
Educational Indicators
Demographic Indicators
Health Indicators
Disadvantaged Groups
Low Income Groups
Socially Disadvantaged Children
Rural Conditions
Rural Development
Social Conditions
Urban Development
Urban Sociology
Income Distribution
Demographic Indicators
Social Justice
Medical Economics
Disease Control
Occupational Hygiene
Medical Services
Health Costs
Sanitation
Diseases
Water Quality
Respiratory Diseases
Health Indicators
Disadvantaged Groups
Social condition
Health Care Services
Health Standards
Health Service Management
Health Costs
Medical Statistics
Lockdown
Contact tracing
Poor
Economic forecasting
Health expectancy
Social groups
Political participation
Distribution of income
Inequality of income
Developing countries
Rural community development
Mass society
Social change
Social policy
Social stability
Population
Sustainable development
Peasantry
Urban policy
Urban renewal
Social change
Social accounting
Inequality of income
Economic growth
Quality of Life
Covid
Health status indicators
Medical and health care industry
Vaccination
Delivery of medical care
Social distancing
Inclusion
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