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Africa's unsung army of women wage war on COVID-19
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Nita Bhalla
reuters.com
5 min
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Poorly paid or not at all, these unsung armies of mostly female community health workers have for years doled out advice and health services to families living in remote villages and urban slums who lack formal support.
Recruited and trained by government and charities - they are found from Kenya to Tanzania, Ethiopia to Malawi, Liberia to South Africa - the women go door to door, dispensing advice on everything from family planning to immunisations.
Now, as transmission of the new coronavirus spreads, women like Omondi are essential foot soldiers in the war on COVID-19.
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