One novel virus, different beliefs as playmakers towards disease spread in Africa: looking at COVID-19 from a religious lens.
Africa
Allah
COVID-19
Christianity
God
Islam
religion
religious rituals
spirituality
Journal
The Pan African medical journal
ISSN: 1937-8688
Titre abrégé: Pan Afr Med J
Pays: Uganda
ID NLM: 101517926
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
21
07
2020
accepted:
29
07
2020
entrez:
25
11
2020
pubmed:
26
11
2020
medline:
15
12
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Religious and spiritual observances that draw large people together are pervasive in many parts of the world, including Africa. With the recent emergence of COVID-19, these mass religious gatherings may pose significant threats to human health. Given the compromised healthcare systems in many parts of Africa, faith-based institutions have a huge responsibility towards the management of the potential spread of the virus through effective organizational strategies or interventions. This essay sheds light on what the novel virus has to do with religion, the role of religious practices in inhibiting or spreading COVID-19, and what appropriate evidence-based interventions religious or faith-based organizations could adopt to help prevent the spread of the disease in Africa through a unity of thoughts for religious action.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33235642
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.365.25114
pii: PAMJ-36-365
pmc: PMC7666693
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
365Informations de copyright
Copyright: Edward Kwabena Ameyaw et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no competing interests.
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