TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  Barbieri, Alberto
T1  -  CoViD-19 in Italy: homeless population needs protection
PY  -  2020
Y1  -  2020-05-01
DO  -  10.1701/3366.33409
JO  -  Recenti Progressi in Medicina
JA  -  Recenti Prog Med
VL  -  111
IS  -  5
SP  -  295
EP  -  296
PB  -  Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
SN  -  2038-1840
Y2  -  2026/04/15
UR  -  http://dx.doi.org/10.1701/3366.33409
N2  -  Summary. Italy is one of the most affected countries by the new coronavirus (CoViD-19) pandemic. In the country, there are an estimated 49,000-52,000 homeless people. People experiencing homelessness are among the potentially most vulnerable groups to the CoViD-19. Despite this, in Italy there is a worrying delay in implementation of a national coordinated strategy to protect homeless people from the potentially devastating effects caused by CoViD-19. In order to contain the epidemic among the most vulnerable people, we propose a short operational agenda based on the field experience of the medical-humanitarian organization Medici per i Diritti Umani (Doctors for Human Rights, Italy - MEDU) as well as on the example of initiatives taken by other countries.
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