Creating awareness about COVID-19 in Ethiopia
COVID-19 response
Highlights
In this COVID-19 pandemic, timely access to accurate information can be the difference between life and death. The stakes are high in developing countries like Ethiopia where millions of people have limited access to information because of low media access, insufficient internet penetration, illiteracy, and language diversity.
“Our deepest worry is that segments of the population are on the wrong side of the information divide,” says UNICEF Representative Adele Khodr. “Typically, these are marginalized urban populations, the rural poor, or children who have no access to critical and child-friendly information. In this pandemic, when everyone should be aware of the risks posed by COVID-19 and, most importantly, be informed about how to protect themselves and their families, leaving these populations in the dark will be catastrophic for the country.”
