Most governments have enacted physical or social distancing measures to control COVID-
19 transmission. Yet little is known about the socio-economic trade-offs of these measures …

Background & aims The current global pandemic of Coronavirus (COVID-19), and measures
adopted to reduce its spread, threaten the nutritional status of populations in Low-and …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic represents a public health, economic and mental
health crisis. We hypothesized that timely government implementation of stringent measures …

Background Evidence on the impact of COVID-19 and lockdown remains at an early stage.
There is limited research about the impact of hard lockdown restrictions on families …

Background Community engagement and involvement (CEI) was crucial for the COVID-19
pandemic response, particularly among the urban poor in low-and middle-income countries …

Informal settlements are a major urban residential form globally yet they are marginalized in
planning and policymaking. As part of wider interest in geospatial technologies to inform …

Many developing countries have highly unequal health systems across their regions. The
pandemic of COVID-19 brought an additional challenge, as hospital structures equipped …

Background Increased anxiety was frequently reported during the 2020 global COVID-19
pandemic. An association between anxiety and increased body weight has been …

The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened existing inequities and injustices in Brazil, seen in
the disproportionately detrimental impacts on favelas. State policy responses to the …

Background: The COVID-19 crisis is fuelling a state of fear among the human population at
global level. Especially, those living in informal settlements and slums worldwide have been …