What do communities and frontline health workers need?
We conducted a needs assessment to the communities and healthcare workers whom we serve and partner with. We wanted to figure out what gaps there are in understanding of COVID-19 and figure out how to guide our activities.
Some of our key takeaways are:
- People generally understand COVID-19 and the danger that it poses, though there are some myths floating around, such as the virus being a hoax.
- Primary healthcare service use is way down because a) transportation costs are over double what they used to be and b) people fear traveling and going to the health facilities.
- The local economy has been suffering, especially during the nationwide lockdown, and people in communities are requesting food aid.
- People *really* want outreach clinic to continue, so we at HAC and our partners should focus on meeting those needs.
You can read more in our COVID-19 Needs Assessment Report (the data are interesting to explore!).
