
Striking A Balance Between Prevention Of COVID-19 And The Promotion Of Child And Adolescent Mental Health: A Case Study Of Long Closure Of Schools In Malawi
Author(s) -
Precious Makiyi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
malawi medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.43
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1995-7270
pISSN - 1995-7262
DOI - 10.4314/mmj.v33i4.11
Subject(s) - medicine , closure (psychology) , covid-19 , mental health , promotion (chess) , pandemic , balance (ability) , health promotion , economic growth , public health , psychiatry , nursing , disease , politics , virology , political science , physical therapy , law , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , outbreak
The Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) has necessitated the long closure of academic institutions in most countries including Malawi. By the first week of April 2020, 188 countries had closed down their schools, affecting over 1.5 billion young people1. As a way of curbing the spread of the pandemic, the Malawian president ordered an immediate closure of schools on 23rd March, 2020, affecting 5.3 million school-going children2. Schools remained closed up to August, 2020. This may have negative implications on the mental health of school-going children, adolescents and the country’s economy.