Cultural Communication Patterns and Alternatives Approaches to Fight COVID-19

By Nkafu Policy Institute|2021-01-22T15:09:24+00:00June 19th, 2020|Categories: covid19, Education & Health Policy, Publications|Tags: , , |

In Cameroon it is not a common practice nor is it a cultural stereotype for people to wear and carry on face masks, except by certain strata of Muslim religious leaders, who wear the turban. This partly explains why some people have not been able to use the mask or some people wear the mask and cover only their chins, while the original objective for putting on a mask is to cover the nose and mouth.