The Promise of Community Collaboration The pandemic has exposed racial and ethnic disparities, but has also demonstrated how community level partnership, access to quality information and good communication can quickly bolster vaccine rates. African descendants in Latin America have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, due to factors such as limited … [Read more...] about The Vaccine and me – Responses for African descendants
The vaccine and me – the perspective of a person with a disability
Matías’s experience Many of us are waiting anxiously for the day when we can have access to a COVID-19 vaccine. People with disabilities are no different. Like everyone else, many people with disabilities want and need to be vaccinated. This is also the case for Matías Ferreyra, university professor, president of the Latin American Union of the Blind and member of the … [Read more...] about The vaccine and me – the perspective of a person with a disability
Pride in being who we are: The importance of inclusive language
Language is powerful and dynamic; it defines how we view the world. The words we use to communicate help us to form connections with others, our surroundings, and our own identities. Identifying ourselves in our own terms, with the pronouns we choose and being recognized with inclusive words is part of the democratization of language and the pride of being who we are. … [Read more...] about Pride in being who we are: The importance of inclusive language
Equity and transparency in vaccine distribution
Faced with the most serious health crisis that the region has experienced in years, it is natural that we all have good reasons for wanting to be vaccinated and protected against COVID-19. Latin America and the Caribbean, a region that was reeling from social protests before the advent of COVID-19, has seen disparities aggravated by the pandemic, with the adverse effects of … [Read more...] about Equity and transparency in vaccine distribution
Bringing LGBTQ+ people to the Center of COVID-19 Economic Recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more job and income loss across the globe than any of us have seen in our lifetime. Data collected by the IDB’s COVID-19 Labor Observatory indicate that more than 30 million jobs have been lost in Latin America and the Caribbean. And while the effects of the pandemic for specific population groups have still not been fully documented, we are … [Read more...] about Bringing LGBTQ+ people to the Center of COVID-19 Economic Recovery