A Socio-economic Impact Assessment of the Zika Virus in Latin America and the Caribbean: with a Focus on Brazil, Colombia and Suriname

Publication language
English
Pages
104pp
Date published
01 Apr 2017
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Disasters, Epidemics & pandemics
Countries
Brazil, Colombia, Suriname

This report is a contribution to the ongoing e?orts of governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to design national Zika virus responses. Special thanks are due to the Governments of Brazil, Colombia and Suriname. This report was prepared by a joint team of experts, led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) with the collaboration of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) and Johns Hopkins University ( JHU). This report was conceived and commissioned by UNDP.