Open AccessResponse to “How prepared is Africa to face COVID-19?” by Wadoum and Clarke
Author(s) -
John Koku Awoonor-Williams,
James F. Phillips,
S. Patrick Kachur,
Elizabeth B. Jackson,
Rachel T Moresky,
Dennis Chirawurah
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the pan african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.287
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1937-8688
DOI - 10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.2.23829
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , medicine , face (sociological concept) , social science , virology , sociology , pathology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
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.