Response to How prepared is Africa to face COVID-19?" by Wadoum and Clarke."
covid-19, Africa, Health Systems, social norms
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.
John Koku Awoonor-Williams, James Franklin Phillips, Stephen Patrick Kachur, Elizabeth Fletcher Jackson, Rachel Tara Moresky, Dennis Chirawurah