Tackle Covid-19 stigma

“Stigma hurts everyone by creating more fear and anger, instead of focusing on the disease that causes the problems. Stigma can make people hide symptoms,” said coast chief social worker, Audrey Gaes.
Cindy Van Wyk
JANA-MARI SMITH WINDHOEK With the normalisation of Covid-19 over the past year, stigmatisation has waned, but experts warn that confronting fear-based discrimination must remai
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