The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is collaborating with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to conduct an assessment of the effects of COVID-19 on Guyanese households.
A joint UNDP/CDC release on Tuesday announced that the two agencies will commence a Socio-Economic Impact Assessment (SEIA) of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on households in Guyana with effect from September 1.
The aim of the SEIA is to determine the short- to long-term impact of COVID-19 on Guyana’s society and economy, with the aim of informing response and recovery policy interventions and other measures. The Consultancy Group Inc has been contracted to conduct the assessment, and in keeping with COVID-19 guidelines and regulations, will conduct the exercise using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI). The assessment team will be contacting residents across the country via phone to conduct interviews regarding their experiences with COVID-19 and related measures. Where phone services are not available, local teams will conduct in-person interviews while adhering to physical distancing and other COVID-19 measures.
