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Hugo Ñopo in The Guardian: Peru’s coronavirus response was ‘right on time’ – so why isn’t it working?
“Our social contract was broken and nobody bothered to fix it. Now it’s exploding in our faces”, said Hugo Ñopo in regard of the historic lack of investment in public institutions that left Peru vulnerable in the face of the pandemic. The opinion of our senior researcher about why Peru’s coronavirus response is not working as […]
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Hugo Ñopo in RPP Noticias: challenges of transforming Lima in a more bicycle-friendly city
“Cultural changes are hardly achievable by decree. What we need is to change an organizational culture. A work culture that is more bicycle friendly. It has to be gesticulated by a few and, probably, it will be easier in some sectors “. Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, shared his thoughts in this RPP Noticias article […]
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The Guardian interviews Eduardo Zegarra about contagions in wholesale markets in Lima
“Markets were probably the biggest vector of infection which is why Peru’s quarantine did not work as it should have”. The Guardian interviews our senior researcher, Eduardo Zegarra, for an article on contagions in wholesale markets in four Latin American cities: Lima, São Paulo, Mexico City and Bogotá.
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Wilson Hernández in Ideeleradio: COVID-19 and violence against women
Our adjunct researcher Wilson Hernández shared in Ideeleradio lessons for Peru from international experiences to contain and prevent violence against women in the context of the pandemic. On the Spanish initiative “Máscara 19” he commented: “It is interesting because it allows it to be done in confidence. It requires a series of protocols to be able […]
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Alvaro Espinoza in La Mula: Markets and coronavirus: what to do with them?
“We have to understand that we are in a different situation than in recent years. It is a time where we have to readjust how we behave, it is an opportunity to break some traditional behaviors. In a scenario where the pandemic continues, sellers want to work and consumers want to buy, but they don’t want to […]
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Ricardo Fort in Ideeleradio: 10 measures to reduce crowds and contagions in the supply food markets
“We need to reactivate neighborhood organizations to implement joint purchasing and delivery systems in neighborhoods […] We can strengthen community kitchens so that they can produce and distribute free menus in the most vulnerable areas.” Ricardo Fort, senior researcher at GRADE, shared in Ideeleradio ten urgent measures to reduce crowds and contagions in the supply food markets. […]
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La República recoge opinión de Hugo Ñopo sobre el mito de que la educación privada
“Already the senior researcher at GRADE, Hugo Ñopo, has been explaining that, in Peru, the myth that private education exceeds public education is not always the case. For example, he explained that in the poor districts of Lima, the Public schools have better quality than private schools, both in infrastructure and in teaching staff and […]
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Hugo Ñopo shares his thoughts about the labour policy of perfect suspension
“In Peruvian households, more or less three out of four soles of our family budgets are supported by money that comes from work. So, maintaining and preserving it is important”. Hugo Ñopo, senior researcher at GRADE, shared his thoughts about the complementary policies to the perfect suspension due to the state of emergency. Read the […]
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La Mula: GRADE identifies at least 235 food markets in Lima as potential sources of COVID-19 contagion
La Mula highlighted the findings and recommendations of the identification analysis of markets and supermarkets located in the areas most vulnerable to the spread of the virus. Ricardo Fort, senior researcher at GRADE, shared his thoughts: “The idea is not only that we should try to restrict the exit of older people who live in that […]
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Ricardo Fort in 24 Hours: Food markets in Lima as potential sources of COVID-19 contagion
“These are the areas where the authorities should be doing preventive measures, ensuring that the food markets are properly cleaned, that the vendors handle the products well, that there is social distancing. One could even do rapid tests for temperature or virus transmission to prevent it from spreading through those territories. ” Our senior researcher, […]
