At least 5 million children have lost a parent or caregiver due to COVID-19 since March 2020

Today UK News, February 25, 2022

"COVID-19 orphanhood confronts us at a time nearing resource exhaustion across multiple systems,” said Dr. Michael Goodman of the University of Texas Medical Branch. “The consequences of orphanhood linger throughout the course of a lifetime, affecting the futures of families, communities and societies. We determine how long our communities will suffer the effects of COVID-19 by urgently determining the quality and force of our concern for orphaned young people.”

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