The Long-lasting Effects of Covid 19 Pandemic on People in the World

It is becoming clearer to all people in the world that we may have to live with corona pandemic devastating effects for much longer than anticipated, as no cure has been found for the popular covid 19 and its various stigma.

Since December year AD2019 when the covid 19 virus surge was discovered in aa city and region of China, it has spread to all nations and parts of the world. Many people in the world are beginning to think of having to live with the pandemic as we are presently living with HIV/AIDS virus.

To cushion the effects of the covid 19 pandemic surge upon the world, professionals, world health organization, World Bank, reginal banks and central banks of nations have been thinking of providing succor to cushion the devastating effects of the pandemic on people world over.

The accounting, financial and economic professionals have been at the fore front of the economic and financial recovery of the entire world. Various governments of nations of the world have been rolling out plans and assistance to their citizens for economic and financial recovery.

Banks and other world organizations are also not left out of this arrangement. What a laudable ideas?

This has been made possible by the advocacies of professionals who have been able to call the attention of various international and national organizations, governments and well to do individuals to the devastating effects of the pandemic surge popularly known as covid 19 and its various stigmas.

However, no matter how laudable the ideas and plans of recovery and implementations, it has been discovered to be one sided or lopsided in scope.

Permit me to remind us of an adage which says; “Health is wealth.” The recovery has been found to have played down on the social aspects of the people of the world or make recovery plans for social recovery of the people.

The recovery was also down played upon the psychological, emotional and mental effects on the people or providing needed psychological, emotional and mental recovery plans for the people.

The spiritual and psycho-spiritual recovery of people has also been found to be down played upon. For wholistic recovery of people in the world to recover positively from the covid 19 pandemic surge, the recovery plan must be wholistic in nature which will incorporate psycho-social-spiritual, emotional, mental aspect of human being.

There is need for the urgent attention of professionals trained in these aspects to help mount the needed advocacy for recovery other than economic and financial recoveries.

“A healthy nation is wealthy nation.”

“Healthy people are wealth people.”

“Healthy world is also a wealthy world.”

The idea and plan of healthy recovery of the people from the devastating effects of covid 19 is a welcome development.

Clarion Call: Consider this as a clarion call for psycho-social professionals, psychospiritual professionals, clinical psychologist, mental health professionals, spiritual care specialists, professional chaplains to arise and help roll out plans for recovery of people psychologically, socially, mentally, spiritually and emotionally to enable them enjoy the cushion effects rolled out by various world organizations and government of nations.

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Chap. David Mike-Jacobs JP, AP, CPC, CPST, BCC.

Professor of Anthropology, Certified Chaplaincy Educator & Trainer.

3^rd Feb. AD2022