As Angola continues under a "situation of public calamity" to limit the spread of the coronavirus, reliable information remains an essential tool in the fight to protect the country. A strategy of building community awareness to effectively combat the community dissemination of COVID-19 may need to look to allies in past polio vaccination campaigns: religious leaders, the Angolan Armed Forces, and traditional authorities. Afrobarometer's first survey in Angola, carried out in November-December 2019, shows that citizens trust these three groups more than other key institutions and officials. This trust can be a strategic asset in raising citizens' awareness of individual- and community-level COVID-19 prevention measures.
In Angola's COVID-19 fight, trusted religious and traditional leaders, military can be allies
In Angola's COVID-19 fight, trusted
religious and traditional leaders, military can be allies
More than half (53%) of Angolans say they trust religious leaders "somewhat" or "a lot," followed by the military (43%) and traditional authorities (42%). Fewer than four in 10 respondents express trust in the courts (38%), police (37%), pr
Análise · Outubro 2020
In Angola's COVID-19 fight, trusted
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Análise · 23 Outubro 2020
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In Angola's COVID-19 fight, trusted
religious and traditional leaders, military can be allies
In Angola's COVID-19 fight, trusted religious and traditional leaders, military can be allies
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More than half (53%) of Angolans say they trust religious leaders "somewhat" or "a lot," followed by the military (43%) and traditional authorities (42%). Fewer than four in 10 res