Dispelling Covid-19 rumours at local levels in Pakwach, Uganda
Ukumu, N.
(9 September 2020)
Dispelling Covid-19 rumours at local levels in Pakwach, Uganda.
Africa at LSE.
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 | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2020 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 12 Oct 2020 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/106752 |