GRADE frente al COVID-19
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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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Ricardo Fort in RPP: “If you don’t control food wholesalers, even if you control food retailers, the flow of contagion will go on”
“Depending on our location, all sellers in retail markets go five times a week to buy their merchandise from wholesalers. That is the worst contact ratio. If you don’t control food wholesalers, even if you control food retailers the flow of contagion will go on. Closing the market is an immediate measure, but it must […]
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Santiago Cueto in El Peruano: “Today, more than ever, early childhood is in the hands of families”
“Today, more than ever, those first years of life are in the hands of families. Although families cannot assume health-related interventions, they can take on some educational aspects. We do not need to be initial education teachers to think and give time so that our girls and boys get involved in different activities related to […]
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Miguel Jaramillo in Canal N: sectors that suffer the most from the economic crisis due to the pandemic
“There are two groups that appear to be less likely to receive government aid. On the one hand, the poor are not identifiable, given the problems of the patterns with which they identify beneficiary households. On the other hand, the emerging middle class , who is not far from the poverty line, but who due […]
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Eduardo Zegarra in RPP Noticias: What are the strategies for the proper functioning of the food markets?
“The treatment of wholesale markets, which are a very large area of possible contagion, must be differentiated. Only the Great Wholesale Market of Lima gathers approximately 30 thousand people daily, including merchants, transporters, stevedores, buyers. This population gathers all the days and then scattered throughout the city. ” Listen to the interview with our senior […]
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Ricardo Fort in Canal N: Intervention in food markets to prevent the spread of COVID-19
“The vast majority of Peruvian households buy their food in supply markets, more than 60% nationwide. That is why it is important to work with them. Not only close or move them, but understand the dynamics that occur inside in order to change the practices”. Ricardo Fort, senior researcher at GRADE, spoke with Verónica Linares of […]
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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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Crisis sanitaria y pesca artesanal: infraestructuras, focos y vectores
Por: Isabel E. Gonzales1 2 Aunque la pesca artesanal continuó sus actividades durante la cuarentena, la crisis por la pandemia ha impactado en el sector. Una serie de contagios recientes en transportistas y comerciantes ha paralizado la actividad. Esto ha provocado la precarización económica de sus trabajadores y ha aumentado el riesgo de contagios. En este […]
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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. […]
