Recently, a gentleman with a breathing difficulty sought treatment at a health facility in western Kenya. Instead of being attended to, medical personnel at the health facility took off. People who don’t have the disease but share other characteristics with this group may also suffer from stigma. During the Ebola crisis, in the three most affected countries – Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea – people began avoiding healthcare at all costs. With their sinister white protective overalls and association with sudden death, healthcare workers had become heavily stigmatised.

Source: The Star June 08, 2020 11:03 UTC