The generals and the war against COVID-19: The case of Zimbabwe

[...]making it even more important for policymakers, researchers, health practitioners and the citizens in general to work closely together in taming the spread of the disease. On one hand, the uncertainty caused by the disease and government policies to curb the spread of the virus, on the other ha...

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Published in:Journal of global health 2020-12, Vol.10 (2), p.020388-020388
Main Authors: Maulani, Noah, Nyadera, Israel Nyaburi, Wandekha, Brian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Coronaviruses
Corruption
COVID-19
COVID-19 - prevention & control
Defense contracts
Defense spending
Disease
Economic crisis
Epidemiology
Female
Food
Global health
Hospitals
Humans
Informal economy
Male
Masks
Middle Aged
Military Personnel
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Police
Police brutality
Preventive Health Services - methods
Preventive Health Services - standards
Public health
Tropical diseases
Viewpoints
Violence
Zimbabwe - epidemiology
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Summary:[...]making it even more important for policymakers, researchers, health practitioners and the citizens in general to work closely together in taming the spread of the disease. On one hand, the uncertainty caused by the disease and government policies to curb the spread of the virus, on the other hand, is the soaring economic crisis, police brutality, abduction of political and media personalities, lack of health insurance and inadequate efforts to develop or secure a vaccine or cure for the disease. According to Dr Isaac Phiri, the Deputy Director Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases the country has established over 64 isolation facilities in the cities of Harare (6) Bulawayo (3), Mashonaland West (6), Mashonaland (8) Manicaland (7) Masvingo (6), Matebeleland South (6) Matebeleland North (7) Mashonaland Central (6) and Midlands (9) [6]. According to the local nurses’ union, the government has not provided frontline workers with the necessary training as well as protective gear to combat the pandemic [7].
ISSN:2047-2978
2047-2986
DOI:10.7189/jogh.10.020388