Will the Higher-Income Country Blueprint for COVID-19 Work in Low- and Lower Middle-Income Countries?
Stephen Hodgins, Abdulmumin Saad
Abstract
<h3>Key Message</h3> Strategies currently pursued in high-income and upper middle-income countries—aimed at radically suppressing incidence of COVID-19—may be unrealistic and counterproductive in most low- and lower middle-income countries. Instead, strategies need to be tailored to the setting, balancing expected benefits, potential harms, and feasibility.
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BlueprintLow and middle income countriesMiddle incomeCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Work (physics)PovertyMiddle income countryIncome distributionBusinessDeveloping countryDemographic economicsDevelopment economicsEconomicsEconomic growthInequalityMedicineMathematicsMathematical analysisEngineeringInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseMechanical engineeringPathologyCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesHealthcare Systems and ReformsGlobal Maternal and Child Health