Read this fascinating paper from @PJGCampbell, @eric_herring + others on how COVID is hitting Somaliland & Somalia
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Tl;dr- People can& #39;t afford a socially distant life and so are risking infection in countries with little available healthcare
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23779497.2020.1824584
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Tl;dr- People can& #39;t afford a socially distant life and so are risking infection in countries with little available healthcare
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23779497.2020.1824584
(1/5)">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/...
Almost everyone (85% +) was worried about either the health effects of COVID-19 or losing income because of it
Unsurprising because there is (almost) no social safety net nor much of a healthcare system
People therefore face a choice between health & wealth ....
(2/5)
Unsurprising because there is (almost) no social safety net nor much of a healthcare system
People therefore face a choice between health & wealth ....
(2/5)
... and are choosing to break lockdown/curfew rules in order to work and survive
It& #39;s not because they don& #39;t understand the risks - more than 98% are washing their hands more often and 85% are avoiding crowds
It is because they can& #39;t afford not to
(3/5)
It& #39;s not because they don& #39;t understand the risks - more than 98% are washing their hands more often and 85% are avoiding crowds
It is because they can& #39;t afford not to
(3/5)
Only 25% in Hargeisa can afford/access major healthcare
And the poor state of the health system means that even if they can access it, most (75%) feel they could not trust it if they faced a life threatening illness
(4/5)
And the poor state of the health system means that even if they can access it, most (75%) feel they could not trust it if they faced a life threatening illness
(4/5)