The potential impact of COVID 19 on poor and conflict-ridden communities in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA): A conceptual paper

Mathew Nyashanu, Tistsi Tsopotsa, Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda, Gemma North, Maureen Mguni, Nicole Shinga Nyashanu

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The first cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), previously known as 2019-nCoV, were reported in late December 2019 in Wuhan, China (Wu, Zhao, Yu B, et al 2020). The virus then spread to Malaysia and Thailand and eventually to the Americas, Europe, Australia and Africa. On the 11thof March 2020 the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the COVID-19 a global pandemic. This concept paper  explores the potential impact of COVID-19 on poverty stricken and conflict-ridden communities in Sub-Sahara Africa. In doing so, the paper also explored the implications for public health professionals working with these communities, including recommendation for future policy development.


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COVID-19, poverty, conflict, global challenges; sub-sahara africa

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