Covid-19: half the world unable to provide regular day-to-day primary care

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The overwhelming pandemic responses have resulted in millions of people missing on vital health cares across the world. “The biggest impact reported by nearly half of countries is on


provision of day-to-day primary care to prevent and manage some of the most common health problems. Long-term care for chronic conditions, rehabilitation, and palliative end-of-life care, is


also still badly disrupted — severely affecting older people and people living with disabilities,” the latest pulse survey found.