By JOK MADUT JOKMore by this AuthorWhile the coronavirus infection rates in Africa have remained quite low, though climbing steadily, some African governments and their emergency response teams are not complacent or taking chances. Public health messages about the importance of personal hygiene have also been promoted. These methods can highlight conditions that place certain groups at greater risk and local practices that may have stood in the way of emergency interventions due to conflicting worldviews. After all, public health interventions generally take place along the lines of existing power relationships. This applies as much to the culture of the response programme as it does to the culture of local people in crisis.

Source: Daily Nation April 10, 2020 16:18 UTC