Covid-19 is having asymmetrical impacts on different population groups, thereby magnifying already existing disparities. Here is some information on the initial results of a World Bank analysis: first data in Uganda confirm inequities in access both to essential goods and services and to educational services.

Alongside figures on case counts, overwhelmed intensive care units and an-ever growing death toll, we’re now also beginning to see data on the indirect impact of the Covid-19 emergency – a pandemic within a pandemic where women and children are both the first to stop using health care and the hardest-hit by the social and economic repercussions of the crisis.

Covid-19 is a global health emergency that calls for a global solution. A veritable storm, it has intensified health inequalities and affected the most disadvantaged and marginalized social groups around the world, including Italy, underscoring the fact that no community is safe unless all communities are protected.

In 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic raged on, nearly every development indicator worsened – an unprecedented phenomenon. Indeed, it has been estimated that the first 25 weeks of this global health crisis set development back by 25 years.But what does this actually mean, and who is bearing the greatest burden? Here we take a closer look at the pandemic’s health and societal impact.