Covid-19 can wipe out health care progress in a short period: WHO

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More than 90 per cent of countries have seen ordinary health services disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, with major gains in medical care attained over decades vulnerable to being wiped out in a short period, Reuters reported quoting a World Health Organisation survey.

“The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on essential health services is a source of great concern,” said a report on the study released today. “Major health gains achieved over the past two decades can be wiped out in a short period of time...”

The survey includes responses from between May and July from more than 100 countries.

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