Guidance to Reduce COVID-19 Stigma on Health Workers and Families | NLM

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Guidance to Reduce COVID-19 Stigma on Health Workers and Families

06/09/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa. Published: 6/9/2020. This eight-page document discusses how COVID-19 stigma happens and what the impacts are, and provides guidance to reduce stigma in several circumstances, including on people using masks and practicing social/physical distancing. It provides a table detailing how stigma manifests in behaviors and what the consequences are. (PDF)