Covid-19 and older adults in Africa: Social workers utilization of mass media in enforcing policy change

Omorogiuwa, Tracy B.E.

doi:10.31124/advance.12357776.v1

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“…The noted disruption in healthcare services in Africa is also affecting older adults with chronic diseases in the region. 15 Access to healthcare services among people living with chronic diseases, 16 people with lower socioeconomic status, homeless people, migrants, minorities, and other vulnerable groups is discriminately affected before the pandemic, and the urgent need to address the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this challenge.…”

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COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Inclusive Responses to Public Health Emergencies in Africa

Adebisi

Ekpenyong

Ntacyabukura

et al. 2021

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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COVID-19 is a global public health emergency affecting many countries around the world. Although African governments and other stakeholders are making efforts to contain the pandemic, the outbreak continues to impact human rights and exacerbates inequalities and disparities that are already in existence. The concept of inclusive health focuses on good health and well-being for everyone, and this entails health services that are equitable, affordable, and efficacious. Creating equitable access to mainstream health and healthcare services and ensuring inclusive health responses remain a means of addressing health inequities and disparities. In this article, we argue on the need for inclusive responses to public health emergencies in Africa using COVID-19 as a case example. Africa’s response to public health emergencies needs to recognize that for every marginalized/vulnerable group, it is important to strategize to address their particular needs in such a way to surmount any barrier to the right to health. For Africa’s public health response to be more inclusive, we therefore need to be more strategic and proactive in reaching out to specific groups and to identify and address their needs. Strengthening the healthcare systems of African countries through increased political will, increased funding to health care, collaboration and cooperation among stakeholders, and effective leadership remains essential in ensuring inclusive responses to health emergencies.

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confidence: 99%

COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Inclusive Responses to Public Health Emergencies in Africa

Adebisi

Ekpenyong

Ntacyabukura

et al. 2021

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Social Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Responding to Urgent Social Needs

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Social work during the COVID-19 crisis has faced one of the most challenging times to cover urgent social needs in an uncertain scenario. This study analyzes the immediate responses in social work to vulnerable groups in the first 15 days of the pandemic in Barcelona, one of the most affected areas worldwide by COVID-19. The sample for this qualitative study includes 23 semi-structured interviews with social workers from different fields of intervention, from general approaches (primary care) to specific ones (health, ageing, homeless, and justice). The data analysis followed the communicative methodology, including transformative and exclusionary dimensions, and the analytical categories focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social services users, the organizational responses of social workers, and the impact of the interventions to cover urgent social needs of attendees. The interventions have been accompanied by an improvement in communication channels with vulnerable groups, ensuring an understanding of the situation of families and individuals, and covering the most urgent social needs. The study shows the key role of social workers from diverse social attention tools and their contribution to the sustainability of social services with a long-term impact.

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Covid-19 and older adults in Africa: Social workers utilization of mass media in enforcing policy change

Abstract: This paper discusses how social workers can utilize the mass media to address the challenges of older adults amid theCOVID-19 pandemic in Africa.

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COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Inclusive Responses to Public Health Emergencies in Africa

COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Inclusive Responses to Public Health Emergencies in Africa

Social Work during the COVID-19 Crisis: Responding to Urgent Social Needs

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