How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Intensifying Inequalities
Now, more than ever, we must (truly) leave no one behind.
Last week, I joined the panel on behalf of the European Future Forum to discuss human rights and equality: how they are affected right now in different ways due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The thing is, issues related to social equality only seem to have become more apparent as a result of the crisis — as we are all pushed to our limits — both as individuals and as a society. As such, the situation brings out both the best and the worst in people.
Granted, right now our top priority is life and death, and we may have to put our more minor quandaries on hold. But equality is a matter of life and death — and in so many ways.
Equality means equal respect, as well as equal access to fundamental human rights and vital services — from shelter, to nutritious food, to healthcare, to a basic income, and also the education and training opportunities to enable you to reach your potential. And our needs for these things don’t stop during a crisis. Rather, they actually become even more crucial.
Healthcare Inequalities
In my native country, the UK: a country where the discussion on the National Healthcare Service has a shaky…
