SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ZIKA VIRUS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN The impact will be long-term
Poor countries and communities are worst impacted
What needs to be done?
HAITI Estimated case s (2015-2017)*
BELIZE
60M *according to the medium transmission scenario
Poorest countries
300,000
estimated pregnant women infected
10,000
estimated babi es with microcep haly
Short-term (2015-2017):
Long-term: $3-30 billion USD
Loss in tourism revenues
Lost Productivity
Promo t equali e gender ty reprod and sexua la uctive rights nd Develo p appro a multisec torial ach to m borne diseas osquitoes Foster c partic ommunity ipatio n
Mainly due to
$7-18 billion USD
Consid e will be r that Zika virus come en establi sh bud demic and accord getary ingly plans Imple m vector ent integrat ed contro l strat egies Provid e protec adequate s o tion fo r affec cial familie ted s
POOR WOMEN
Most vulnerable populations