Ukumu, Noah (2020) Dispelling Covid-19 rumours at local levels in Pakwach, Uganda. Africa at LSE (09 Sep 2020). Blog Entry.
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Abstract
Rumours can have significant consequences for how local communities engage their health systems, posing problems for epidemic containment which can rely on trust in state actors. Noah Ukumu examines rumours associated with COVID-19 in the Pakwach district of Uganda, and the methods Village Health Teams are adopting to dispel them.
Item Type: | Online resource (Blog Entry) |
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Official URL: | https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/ |
Additional Information: | © 2020 The Author(s) |
Divisions: | LSE |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
Date Deposited: | 12 Oct 2020 11:45 |
Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 20:17 |
URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/106752 |
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