Covid-19 is changing the daily lives of people around the globe, but even so, it must note stop women from acquiring contraceptives or safe abortions, Anu Kumar writes for CNNOpinion
Anu Kumar is the president and CEO of Ipas, an international reproductive health and rights organization. She provides strategic leadership for Ipas teams in countries across Asia, Africa and the Americas. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion on CNN.
The world is changing daily as a result of Covid-19. Like millions of people, I now have a virtual workday. I am fortunate -- I'm safe and comfortable at home with my family in North Carolina. Although living socially distanced and not knowing when life will return to normal is a struggle, I am comforted by the knowledge of the frontline workers I work with around the world working to alleviate some of the harm being inflicted on those living in dense and underserved communities.'use strict';CNN.Videx=CNN.Videx || {};CNN.Videx.mobile={};CNN.INJECTOR.executeFeature.then {CNN.VideoPlayer.
Covid-19 patient gives birth while in medically induced coma 04:33I can't help but think of the impact of Covid-19 on places like Dharavi, a slum in India with no running water and intermittent electricity. I visited many years ago and I remember well the look of the place, dusty narrow roads filled with potholes, mountains of trash where the rag pickers worked, and the smell of raw sewage and trash. Soap and clean water are a dream, and social distancing nearly impossible.
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