Good morning, this is Elaine from Geneva Solutions’ Global Health stream, produced in collaboration with Health Policy Watch, a Geneva-based news service covering global health policy issues.
Today, we’re covering AstraZeneca’s move to pause their global coronavirus vaccine trial, tips from the Swiss Public Health Conference on motivating policymakers to make science-based decisions, and a story about how Covid-19 related stigma hampers the war on the virus in Kenya. |
National Institute of Allergy and nfectious Diseases (NIAID)
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Stigmatization hampers Kenya’s Covid-19 war.
After Nairobi banker Peter Karagu blogged openly about his illness as well as his recovery from his hospital bed, he was shocked to find that upon his release, neighbors including his pharmacist, were terrified of him. Such stigmatization hinders reporting and treatment of the disease.
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews
in Bnai Brak, Israel, study the Torah in plastic-separated capsule tables to prevent infection with Covid-19. Israel’s SARS-CoV-2 infection rate is currently one of the highest in the world, leading to the partial closure of 30 cities across the country - mostly Arab communities as well as ultra-orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, which also suffer from the highest rates of urban poverty and crowding.
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