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THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MATERNAL HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING in PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Different estimates and modelling scenarios

THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MATERNAL HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING in PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Different estimates and modelling scenarios
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MATERNAL HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING in PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Different estimates and modelling scenarios

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UNFPA

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THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MATERNAL HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING in PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Different estimates and modelling scenarios

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02 June 2021

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COVID-19 threatens to become one of the most challenging tests faced by humanity in modern history. COVID-19 has the potential to take lives, overwhelm health systems, and trigger lasting geopolitical change. The implications of COVID-19 can go far beyond the strain posed on ICUs and Infectious Disease Control departments. In countries around Asia and the Pacific, health systems are likely to be challenged to balance the demands of responding directly to COVID-19, while simultaneously engaging in strategic planning and coordinated action to maintain essential health service delivery, mitigating the risk of system collapse. Many countries are currently implementing transmission control measures like lockdowns and travel bans. The consequent disruption of services on already overstretched health systems and the diversion of resources from essential sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services are expected to increase the risk of maternal and child morbidity and mortality, as shown in past humanitarian crises...