Multifold Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Communities in Nepal

P. Khatiwada
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This paper brings out the pressing issue of Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic and its multifold impact on the vulnerable communities such as women, children, elderly people, persons with disabilities, and marginalized groups in Nepal. The study identifies the groups corresponding with the kinds of problems and effects in relation to caste/ethnicity, gender, and age. It also categorizes groups in terms of socio-economic conditions such as employment, income, livelihood, access to basic food, shelter, health and education. The analyses based on these issues contribute to highlighting the protection measures for reducing the level of vulnerability. Both the primary and secondary data were collected through desk review and telephonic interviews among the selected women and underprivileged people of the study area. Findings of this study suggest that the pandemic has serious effects that have been seen on vulnerable communities in the area. Curtailment, reduction and/or stop of regular salary or income of the employees from enterprising sectors can have lasting impact on the overall livelihoods of the vulnerable groups unless they are offered special packages to promote their conditions. The research indicates the pandemic as a humanitarian crisis. In such a crisis, only legal treatment and actions may have adverse effects on the poor and helpless people who have lost their resources due to unavoidable situations like lockdown, prohibition order, and insecurity of their jobs.
2019冠状病毒病对尼泊尔脆弱社区的多重影响
本文介绍了新冠病毒病(COVID-19)大流行的紧迫问题及其对尼泊尔妇女、儿童、老年人、残疾人和边缘群体等弱势群体的多重影响。该研究确定了与种姓/种族、性别和年龄相关的问题和影响相对应的群体。它还根据就业、收入、生计、获得基本粮食、住房、保健和教育等社会经济条件对群体进行分类。基于这些问题的分析有助于突出降低脆弱性水平的保护措施。主要和次要数据都是通过案头审查和电话采访在选定的妇女和研究地区的贫困人口中收集的。这项研究的结果表明,该流行病对该地区的脆弱社区产生了严重影响。削减、减少和/或停止企业部门雇员的正常工资或收入可能对弱势群体的整体生计产生持久影响,除非向他们提供特殊的一揽子方案以改善他们的条件。研究表明,这一流行病是一场人道主义危机。在这种危机中,只有法律处理和行动才能对贫困和无助的人产生不利影响,他们由于不可避免的封锁、禁止令和工作不安全等情况而失去了资源。
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