Inequalities in COVID-19 inequalities research: Who had the capacity to respond?

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has been testing countries' capacities and scientific preparedness to actively respond and collaborate on a common global threat. It has also heightened awareness of the urgent need to empirically describe and analyze health inequalities to be able to act effectively. In turn, this raises several important questions that need answering: What is known about the rapidly emerging COVID-19 inequalities research field? Which countries and world regions have been able to rapidly produce research on this topic? What research patterns and trends have emerged, and how to these compared to the (pre-COVID-19) global health inequalities research field? Which countries have been scientifically collaborating on this important topic? Where are the scientific knowledge gaps, and indi

SUBMITTER: Benach J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9098009 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature