The impact of the Corona pandemic on the international humanitarian situation

DOI: 10.46988/IJMMC.04.01.2022.004

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global health emergency and crisis of the magnitude of no other historical crisis. To confront this threat, world governments have taken several priorities, including working to contain the disease to combat the pandemic, starting with examination and tracing measures
while isolating and treating the infected and ensuring that vulnerable groups of the population can access health services. In fact, this crisis can be seen as an opportunity to rethink policies that rebuild stronger systems than before that work for the benefit of humanity.

The right to medical care in times of war is a right appreciated by the whole world at present. However, families fleeing from the furnace of conflict, or located in its surroundings, realize that medical aid is a rare and precious feature in areas stricken by the fire of war. Therefore, the medical staff in that oasis will certainly face A flood of cases and a shortage of supplies.

This lack of medical care makes the cruel creep of this pandemic into conflict zones so frightening that it is a serious threat to life in many places for real  people who are now standing up to a ferocious storm. And because the Coronavirus is sweeping the capabilities of the advanced medical infrastructure of
Western countries themselves.

There is a fear that the virus will reach prisons that suffer from a lack of resources around the world, as the already fragile health and limited and low medical capabilities will challenge and lead to an outbreak of the disease. There is also a fear that the pandemic will reach overcrowded refugee camps and unstable
temporary shelters worldwide, as social distancing is impossible, medical resources are scarce, and the possibility of the disease spreading is great.

Children, parents, and grandparents, especially those soon residing there, will be left to fight the disease on their own, which is why governments and humanitarian organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross and others should do their best to help these most vulnerable people. This
aid has been a necessity for a long time. Today, however, helping those least able to cope with this disease is a moral and political imperative, especially during the disabling social impacts imposed by this global health crisis.

Therefore, we must alleviate the suffering that this disease causes to the least able to cope. Working to prevent and contain the spread of disease, ensure the continuity of health-related services, ensure the inclusion of vulnerable and affected groups in the health response, and establish sustainable and strongly
integrated systems and institutions.