Dealing with COVID-19 in the Informal SettlementsLast week in Kibra, we saw residents fighting for food donations by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. The global spread of Covid-19 poses a great risk for the one billion people who live in slums globally. Informal settlements and elderly individuals with underlying health conditions are particularly at greater risk. Measures to distribute foods in an organised way to keep them at home will help reduce the Covid-19 spread and cash transfers to the vulnerable citizens so that they have the means to survive. Equipped and staffed free mobile health facilities should be going around the informal settlements, to help and detect any Covid-19 and other diseases in the community.

Source: The Star April 14, 2020 01:52 UTC