RESUMEN
Recently, the cholera outbreak in Haiti demonstrated just how unprepared the country is to rapidly isolate an outbreak of this magnitude, and its vulnerability to the COVID-19 pandemic. This communication briefly examines the health system in Haiti and its vulnerability toward the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Infecciones por Coronavirus , Planificación en Desastres , Brotes de Enfermedades , Recursos en Salud , Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud , Pandemias , Neumonía Viral , Betacoronavirus , COVID-19 , Cólera/epidemiología , Coronavirus , Infecciones por Coronavirus/epidemiología , Atención a la Salud , Haití/epidemiología , Recursos en Salud/organización & administración , Humanos , Neumonía Viral/epidemiología , SARS-CoV-2 , Poblaciones VulnerablesRESUMEN
Health disparity refers to systematic differences in health outcomes between groups and communities based on socioeconomic isolation. In the USA, health disparities among minority groups, especially African Americans, limit their access to quality medical care and other beneficial resources and services. Presently, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) highlights the extreme healthcare challenges that exist in the African American and other minority communities in the USA. African Americans are dying at a rate nearly four times higher than the national average. With inadequate access to quality healthcare, viable resources, and information, COVID-19 will continue to have a disastrous effect on African American communities. This communication provides a brief overview of the health inequalities resulting in African Americans dying disproportionately during the COVID-19 pandemic.