Part II
Social change entails addressing the existing gaps through generating solutions to problems. Health inequality takes center stage when a fraction of the society fails to access health care services based on socially constructed barriers. Addressing these barriers is linked to championing accountability in society. Through accountability, sound policies would be drafted to ensure equality and equity in the access of health care in society. This section provides a roadmap on achieving health equality during the post-Covid period. The objectives include enhancing public knowledge of democratic governance to bolster accountability, encouraging the dissemination of valid information, and building a network of peer educators in the community.
The youths and women are often disenfranchised regarding the public participation process. This roadmap seeks to enhance knowledge of democratic governance through civic education conducted through civic space while leveraging social media platforms. This would create a robust generation that would act as change agents of society by demanding accountability from leaders. Dissemination of factual information as a core aspect of curbing the virus’s spread, tackling myths and misconceptions associated with the novel coronavirus. This would be aided by harnessing reliable data from health practitioners who constitute the front liners in the fight against Covid-19. Community involvement would be galvanized through training of active members in the community, thereby factoring peer to peer learning with the trainees reaching out to community members in remote areas.
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The Commonwealth Fund (2021). The American Rescue Plan Does Not Provide Relief to Nation’s Poorest, Uninsured Americans. Available at: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2021/american-rescue-plan-does-not-provide-relief-nations-poorest-uninsured-americans Retrieved on 24th January 2022.
The Conversation (2021). What Uganda has got wrong-and right-in its struggle to contain Covid-19. Available at: https://theconversation.com/what-uganda-has-got-wrong-and-right-in-its-struggle-to-contain-covid-19-163826 Retrieved on 24th January 2022
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