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Article Author: Way out for children during pandemic
Media Source: The Citizen (Tanzania)
Date: 25 August 2020
Tanzania just like any other country in the world has been touched by Covid-19 pandemic. Though all segments of the society are affected, children are more vulnerable to the health, social and economic impacts of this pandemic. Children witness parents who used to provide, now struggling to provide the basic needs. According to Dr…
Tanzania just like any other country in the world has been touched by Covid-19 pandemic. Though all segments of the society are affected, children are more vulnerable to the health, social and economic impacts of this pandemic. Children witness parents who used to provide, now struggling to provide the basic needs. According to Dr Mariam Noorani, pediatrician and lactation consultant and Head of the Department of Pediatrics at the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam, children globally have experienced the negative effects of quarantine. Not being able to meet friends, not being able to go out and play and disruption of their regular routine of schooling can affect their wellbeing and mental health.