Response to “How prepared is Africa to face COVID-19?” by Wadoum and Clarke

A recent commentary published in this journal correctly notes the important challenges that must be addressed to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. While we agree with the basic assumptions and arguments of their essay, we argue that common social institutional norms in most ru...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Awoonor-Williams, John Koku, Phillips, James Franklin, Kachur, Stephen Patrick, Jackson, Elizabeth Fletcher, Moresky, Rachel Tara, Chirawurah, Dennis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2020
Materias:
Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7875759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33623584
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.2.23829
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Sumario:A recent commentary published in this journal correctly notes the important challenges that must be addressed to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. While we agree with the basic assumptions and arguments of their essay, we argue that common social institutional norms in most rural settings could be marshalled for organizing preventive measures.

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