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Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Persons in Quarantine and Isolation Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Namibia: A Multi-Sectoral Response

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Persons in Quarantine and Isolation Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Namibia: A Multi-Sectoral Response
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Author(s): Rachel J. Freeman (University of Namibia, Namibia), Simon George Taukeni (University of Namibia, Namibia)and Eveline Ndinelao Kalomo (Wichita State University, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 13
Source title: Epidemiological Research Applications for Public Health Measurement and Intervention
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Simon George Taukeni (University of Namibia, Namibia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4414-3.ch003

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Abstract

In this chapter, the authors describe the essential need of mental health and psychosocial support for people accommodated in mandatory quarantine and isolation facilities during the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in Namibia through a multi-sectoral response. Namibia recorded its first two index cases on 13 March 2020 when a married couple arrived in the Windhoek district in Namibia from Madrid, Spain on 11 March 2020. Namibia has since March 2020 provided supervised quarantine services to 12,128 persons in facilities around the country. The Ministry of Health and Social Services provides mental health and psychosocial support services, which were critical in the short and long-term response to COVID-19 pandemic. Public health measures were developed in line with WHO guidelines to contain the virus. These measures include the need of setting up quarantine and isolation facilities. Recommendations for future research in strengthening mental health and psychosocial support services and coping strategies are provided in the chapter.

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