Table of Contents

Introduction - COVID-19 pandemic and the global impact: Challenges for social protection and reliance building.- Rethinking COVID-19, social protection and the social solidarity economy.- The COVID-19 pandemic and public health: Reframing social protection and health approaches.- Lockdowns, family violence and social protection.- COVID-19, food security and social protection.- Youth problems and social protection.- Framing the pandemic: Media narratives.- Education and social protection.- Families and the protection of children under COVID.- Averting Poverty and ill-health among the elderly in the midst of COVID-19.- COVID-19, Global South and social protection in Philippines.- COVID-19 and the Maori social solidarity economy.- Compassion, caring and community during the COVID-19 Crisis: The revival of a barter economy in the South Pacific.- West Papuan student response towards education and economic challenges during COVID-19 pandemic.- Marginalized communities, public health, and the American Response to Covid-19.- Averting poverty and ill-health among the elderly in the midst of COVD19-The case of the Pacific.- Impact of COVID 19 on global sports.- Conclusion - Responding to pandemics-Trends and future lessons.

About the Author

Steven Ratuva, Professor and Director, Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Tara Ross, Head of Journalism Studies, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Yvonne Crichton-Hill, Head of Social Work, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Arindam Basu, Associate Professor, Department of Health, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Patrick Vakaoti, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Otago, New Zealand.