This piece throws light on how and why migrant workers in country decided to return to native villages. This is the significant humanitarian crisis generated in India as a result of Pandemic. This piece discusses the impact on the pandemic on precarious population in India
Please see the work of engaged anthropologist Mark Nichter, Ph.D. (University of Arizona Regents’ Professor Emeritus), who has been collaborating locally to establish a consortium in Tucson to address the needs of health care workers as they battle COVID-19. The mission of HCW Hosted is to provide temporary housing to the healthcare workforce throughout the COVID-19 pandemic surge & offer physical, psychosocial support, and protection to their families and community
Check it out at: HCW HOSTED
As an incredible additional resource HCW Hosted has provided steps for setting up a HOSTED network in your community: https://hcwhosted.org/how-to-replicate
COVID-19 Webinar: Ongoing Global Responses and Social Impact (April 16: 1-2:30 pm EDT)
This webinar, the third in a series, focuses on social science perspectives from three different countries: Kenya, India, and Costa Rica. It is hosted by the American Anthropological Association, the Society for Medical Anthropology, and Anthropological Responses to Health Emergencies (ARHE–us!).
The speakers are Isaac K. Nyamongo, Ph.D. from the Co-operative University of Kenya; Suman Chakrabarty, Ph.D. Mrinalini Datta Mahavidyapith, India; and Jorge Benavides-Rawson, M.D. and Ph.D candidate, George Washington University, speaking on Costa Rica.
Go to https://tinyurl.com/v68zlqg to register. The webinar is free, but you will need to make a profile and add the webinar to your “cart” and go through the motions of “buying” it. Then look for two emails: 1. a confirmation email and 2. the email with the zoom link and other information.
Welcome to ARHE website
Anthropological Responses to Health Emergencies (ARHE) is a Special Interest Group of the Society for Medical Anthropology. The purpose of the group is to network among members to be able to rapidly respond to developing public health issues and emergencies.
Please see our ‘Call to Action‘