Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Uganda has received praise for its success in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. This opinion piece uses publically available data from Johns Hopkins University to suggest that it is far from clear whether the Public Health and Social Measures (PHSM) introduced in Uganda influenced the course of the first outbreak. In addition, the analysis of data from the second and third waves in Uganda suggest that government action had little or no effect on these outbreaks. The dominant narrative of successful PHSM, therefore, needs to be reconsidered, and alternative explanations for the low rates of COVID-19-related mortality in the country need to be further understood.
Source: Journal of Biosocial Science
Authors: Nicolas Laing, Sophie Mylan, Melissa Parker
Institution: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Language: English
Subfield: Modeling and Simulation
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,450
Awards: Safety of Strangers: Understanding the Realities of Humanitarian Protection, UCL, Bloomsbury and East London Doctoral Training Partnership, Pandemic preparedness: local and global concepts and practices in tackling disease threats in Africa, G470362482, G6711303027, G7123369733, CPAID: The Centre for Public Authority and International Development
OpenAlex ID: W4392658762