a) Governmental level challenges The government faces it own challenges in trying to meet the needs of its citizens at various levels and boost economic growth. The island are dependent on tourism and large number of families that are dependent on the tourism industry face retrenchment and furloughs that they can do nothing about in the near future. There is a weak health care system that can impede the health care implementation plans in the country. Identification and matching vaccine eligibility to the needs and demographics of the population is a huge to challenge. Another challenge is to match the available funds for direct dispersal to a cash strapped economy is an immense challenge. existing funds are through re-purposing SDG Fund Joint Programme in Social Protection in the Eastern Caribbean and the existing Public Assistance Programme. b) Societal Level The absence of social distancing is considered a major hurdle for the rampant spread of the infection. Ensuring that the population adheres to the night and weekend curfew can be both an administrative, health and societal challenge. The lack of information and dissemination of safe hygiene practices is a definite challenge in addition to put in place plans for behavioral change in the population especially the older age group. The lack of internet connectivity and pressure of a home based education is a challenge to society as a whole and also to the government and service providers to ensure that the education programme go on unhindered. c) Individual and Family level Challenges: The income slump has affected families like Andra and Baxter's with relatively steady jobs is of huge importance. These families have relied on their monthly salaries to meet the familial budget. Despite the best efforts the presence of a home based education and the stretch of the household budget to meet the food and other essential supplies at the household level is a nightmare for most families especially those that have or are facing unemployment, pay cuts etc. The mental health of the entire family is a cause for concern. the physical restrictions and interactions being limited to the family and alone time being of a longer duration has posed a challenge to families. The burden of maintenance of a balance is essential for good mental health. Children and adults are burden by feelings of lethargy and this needs to be monitored and it is often left to the adults to ensure that this happens. Children can be guided and supervised for the duration but adults need to support each other to balance this out. Many of the suggestions are directed at families that have a good normal quality of life and interactions. In dysfunctional families there is may be increased cases of reported violence from partners and poor mental health, domestic and sexual abuse of children and women may be more and it can be exacerbated by the prolonged lock-downs and lack of supervision and may be under-reported. First responders are often overburdened by the pandemic and lack of familial supervision of families that are dysfunctional or dependent on the state needs to be monitored more closely. 1) What are some recommendations which can be used to address the challenges in a, b and c above?
a) Governmental level challenges
The government faces it own challenges in trying to meet the needs of its citizens at various levels and boost economic growth. The island are dependent on tourism and large number of families that are dependent on the tourism industry face retrenchment and furloughs that they can do nothing about in the near future. There is a weak health care system that can impede the health care implementation plans in the country. Identification and matching vaccine eligibility to the needs and demographics of the population is a huge to challenge. Another challenge is to match the available funds for direct dispersal to a cash strapped economy is an immense challenge. existing funds are through re-purposing SDG Fund Joint Programme in Social Protection in the Eastern Caribbean and the existing Public Assistance Programme.
b) Societal Level
The absence of social distancing is considered a major hurdle for the rampant spread of the infection. Ensuring that the population adheres to the night and weekend curfew can be both an administrative, health and societal challenge. The lack of information and dissemination of safe hygiene practices is a definite challenge in addition to put in place plans for behavioral change in the population especially the older age group. The lack of internet connectivity and pressure of a home based education is a challenge to society as a whole and also to the government and service providers to ensure that the education programme go on unhindered.
c) Individual and Family level Challenges:
The income slump has affected families like Andra and Baxter's with relatively steady jobs is of huge importance. These families have relied on their monthly salaries to meet the familial budget. Despite the best efforts the presence of a home based education and the stretch of the household budget to meet the food and other essential supplies at the household level is a nightmare for most families especially those that have or are facing
The mental health of the entire family is a cause for concern. the physical restrictions and interactions being limited to the family and alone time being of a longer duration has posed a challenge to families. The burden of maintenance of a balance is essential for good mental health. Children and adults are burden by feelings of lethargy and this needs to be monitored and it is often left to the adults to ensure that this happens. Children can be guided and supervised for the duration but adults need to support each other to balance this out.
Many of the suggestions are directed at families that have a good normal quality of life and interactions. In dysfunctional families there is may be increased cases of reported violence from partners and poor mental health, domestic and sexual abuse of children and women may be more and it can be exacerbated by the prolonged lock-downs and lack of supervision and may be under-reported. First responders are often overburdened by the pandemic and lack of familial supervision of families that are dysfunctional or dependent on the state needs to be monitored more closely.
1) What are some recommendations which can be used to address the challenges in a, b and c above?
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