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RESPONSE OF THE SOCIAL SYSTEMS TO COVID-19 IN MOZAMBIQUE, TANZANIA AND ZAMBIA: A SYNTHESIS OF THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

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Author: 
Emmy Metta, Sérgio F Mahumane, Doreen Chilolo Sitali, Tumaini Nyamhanga, Leonard E.G. Mboera, Gasto Frumence, and Mark Rweyemamu
Country: 
Tanzania
Volume & Issue: 
Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2021
Page No: 
625-631
Abstract: 

Objective: This synthesis aimed to assess prevailing social systems and behaviours to identify challenges and opportunities towards COVID-19 responses in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. Methods: We searched information using set of broad topic-related terms to include articles and documents reporting country specific information on the identified factions of the social systems. The sources included country specific websites, Pub-Med, Google and Google scholar, with full text documents retrieved from HINARI. Results: The challenges identified include media’s overemphasis of contagious nature of the disease leading into resentment of the infected people in the community; the cultural practices such as greetings by shaking hands and large gatherings in weddings and funerals which are likely to increase risks of transmission of COVID-19; limited access to water challenging hand washing practices; and unreliable income sources to majority of the community members leading to reliance on daily informal activities to earn a living. All such activities make physical distancing less practical. The opportunities included involvement of religious institutions in provision of health education; enhancing risk communication with the public through different digital and traditional media channels; and the extended family living arrangements as protection to vulnerable elderly population. Conclusion: The synthesis has identified several challenges and opportunities of the social system in COVID-19 response in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. The opportunities should be capitalized upon to inform context specific preventive measures and challenges be addressed for prompt prevention of infection transmissions..