Globally, the last few weeks have been the peak of great awareness and education on COVID-19. This virus needs to be better understood from a layman’s point in order to make information easily disseminated, especially on the African continent. African countries need to provide continuous education and awareness to their populations on the need to keep social distancing, washing hands with sanitisers or soap frequently and wearing masks.
Most people have mind sets that these basic hygiene things are for school-going children. But they are wrong as we forget that viruses like COVID-19 have no boundary nor friends. Furthermore, 60 per cent of the continent’s citizens work from hand to mouth (earning less than $2 a day) and can hardly afford to buy masks or sanitizers even if taught about these fundamentals. Thus, the best solution needs to be used in this case, which is, education and awareness.
Read full article by Dr. Parita Shah on https://uonresearch.org/blog/the-power-of-education-and-awareness-towards-the-covid-19-crisis/
