COVID-19 Management in Marginalised Populations in Southeast Asia

Author(s)
Schmidt-Sane, M., Ripoll, S. , Wilkinson, A.
Publication language
English
Date published
01 May 2020
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
COVID-19, Health
Countries
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Organisations
Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

This brief presents considerations for COVID-19 management among structurally vulnerable populations in Southeast Asia, including transnational migrants, people working in the informal economy, and people living in informal urban and peri-urban settlements.

These vulnerable groups are generally poorly understood, ignored, or left out of formal policy and as such represent an area of concern for disease control in the region more generally.

The brief summarises the vulnerabilities associated with the limited legal and social protection of these groups, and it is not a systematic study of COVID-19 control measures and impacts across the region. It does, however, include information on alternative, parallel, or informal responses that are relevant to COVID-19 control in the region.