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- Title
Reducing Stigma and Discrimination around Covid-19 Outbreak.
- Authors
Feroz, Anam Shahil; Sultan, Shahil; Feroz, Ridah
- Abstract
In the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, nations around the world are facing unprecedented crisis with disrupted social, economic and political lives (World Health Organization, 2020a). As of June 18, 2020, there have been 8,408,202 confirmed cases globally, with 451,462 deaths (World Health Organization, 2020b). As the pandemic continues to escalate, there is an increasing concern about stigma, and discrimination associated with Covid-19 (Center of Disease Control and Prevention, 2020). It has now become more than a health issue; it is a virus that exacerbates xenophobia, hate and exclusion among communities (Corrigan, 2020). Globally Governments have step up to respond to several health systems issues which emerged with a growing tide of pandemic, however, very little attention has been given to the issue of sigma associated with Covid-19. Past experiences have shown that pandemics tend to provoke xenophobia, stigma, and discrimination. This was the case with Ebola and MERS, and COVID-19 is no exception (American Psychological Association, 2020).
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; WORLD Health Organization; SOCIAL stigma; AMERICAN Psychological Association; COVID-19; DISEASE outbreaks; PREVENTIVE medicine
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Public Health, 2020, Vol 10, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
2225-0891
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.32413/pjph.v10i1.600