Why mothers, newborns, young children, adolescents are more exposed

Mothers, newborns, young children and adolescents are losing 20 percent of their health and social services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a panel of senior global health experts has said.

“Health systems in both rich and poor nations are massively struggling and the services for mothers, newborns, young children and adolescents are crumbling,” says Elizabeth Mason, M.D, co-chair of the UN Secretary-General’s Independent Accountability Panel (IAP) for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent reviewing the impact of COVID-19 on these groups.