Negotiating Intersecting Precarities: COVID-19, Pandemic Preparedness and Response in Africa

This article shares findings on COVID-19 in Africa across 2020 to examine concepts and practices of epidemic preparedness and response. Amidst uncertainties about the trajectory of COVID-19, the stages of emergency response emerge in practice as interconnected. We illustrate how complex dynamics man...

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Published inMedical anthropology Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 19 - 33
Main Authors MacGregor, Hayley, Leach, Melissa, Akello, Grace, Sao Babawo, Lawrence, Baluku, Moses, Desclaux, Alice, Grant, Catherine, Kamara, Foday, Martineau, Fred, Yei Mokuwa, Esther, Parker, Melissa, Richards, Paul, Sams, Kelley, Sow, Khoudia, Wilkinson, Annie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Routledge 2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Subjects
Africa
Anthropology, Medical
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
epidemic
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Negotiating
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
precarity
Preparedness
response
SARS-CoV-2
Social Anthropology and ethnology
Africa
COVID-19
Preparedness
precarity
epidemic
response
Africa
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Summary:This article shares findings on COVID-19 in Africa across 2020 to examine concepts and practices of epidemic preparedness and response. Amidst uncertainties about the trajectory of COVID-19, the stages of emergency response emerge in practice as interconnected. We illustrate how complex dynamics manifest as diverse actors interpret and modify approaches according to contexts and experiences. We suggest that the concept of "intersecting precarities" best captures the temporalities at stake; that these precarities include the effects of epidemic control measures; and that people do not just accept but actively negotiate these intersections as they seek to sustain their lives and livelihoods.
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Media teaser: The concept of “intersecting precarities” illuminates the African COVID-19 experience across 2020 and how people negotiated challenges, including pandemic measures, to sustain lives and livelihoods.
ISSN:0145-9740
1545-5882
1545-5882
DOI:10.1080/01459740.2021.2015591