Actor-network analysis of community based organisations in health pandemics: evidence from the COVID-19 response in Freetown, Sierra Leone

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dc.contributor.authorFrimpong, L.K.
dc.contributor.authorCommodore, T.S.
dc.contributor.authorOkyere, S.A.
dc.contributor.authoret al.
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-06T11:26:41Z
dc.date.available2024-06-06T11:26:41Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractFreetown, Sierra Leone, is confronted with health risks that are compounded by rapid, unplanned urbanisation and weak capacities of local government institutions. Addressing them implies a shared responsibility between government and non-state actors. In low-income areas, the role of community-based organisations (CBOs) in combating health disasters is well-recognised. Yet, empirical evidence on how they have utilised their networks and coordinated community-level strategies in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic is scant. This paper, based on a qualitative study in two informal settlements in Freetown employs actor-network theory to understand how CBOs problematize COVID-19 as a health risk, interact with other entities, and the subsequent tensions that arise. The findings show that community vulnerabilities and past experiences of health disasters informed CBOs’ perception of COVID-19 as a communal emergency. In response, they coordinated sensitisation and mobilisation programmes by relying on a network of actors to support COVID-19 risk reduction strategies. Nonetheless, misunderstandings among them caused friction.en_US
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1111/disa.12508
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh:8080/handle/123456789/42183
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDisastersen_US
dc.subjectactor-network theoryen_US
dc.subjecthealth disasteren_US
dc.subjectlocal responsesen_US
dc.titleActor-network analysis of community based organisations in health pandemics: evidence from the COVID-19 response in Freetown, Sierra Leoneen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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