Papers by Simangele Moyo - Nyede
Afrobarometer, Jun 5, 2020
Like much of the rest of the world, Zimbabwe has confronted the COVID-19 pandemic 1 with stay-at-... more Like much of the rest of the world, Zimbabwe has confronted the COVID-19 pandemic 1 with stay-at-home orders and advice to practice social distancing and frequent handwashing, hoping to prevent a wave of infections that would overwhelm the national health-care system (Mavhunga, 2020). But the country entered the COVID-19 period with a number of pre-existing challenges that could threaten an effective response to the crisis. A lack of water has been a frequent problem in cities as well as rural areas (Dzirutwe, 2020; Moyo, 2019; Kingsley & Moyo, 2019; Mbugua, 2019), making both handwashing and staying at home difficult. An underfunded health-care system has been further weakened by repeated strikes by nurses and doctors complaining of poor pay and working conditions, some of whom have been fired as a result (Mutasa, 2019). Afrobarometer survey data from 2017 and 2018 confirm citizens' experiences and perceptions of these problems. A majority of people reported going without enough clean water and without needed medical care. Many said water and health-care services are difficult to obtain. And citizens have consistently described the government's performance in providing these services as inadequate. While these findings predate COVID-19, they suggest the background against which Zimbabwe must take on the pandemic. Afrobarometer survey Afrobarometer is a pan-African, nonpartisan research network that provides reliable data on African experiences and evaluations of democracy, governance, and quality of life. Seven rounds of surveys were conducted in up to 38 countries between 1999 and 2018. Round 8 (2019/2020) surveys are planned in at least 35 countries. Afrobarometer conducts face-toface interviews in the language of the respondent's choice with nationally representative samples. The most recent full survey in Zimbabwe was conducted in January-February 2017 by the Mass Public Opinion Institute (MPOI). The sample of 1,200 adult Zimbabweans yields countrylevel results with a margin of error of +/-3 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. More recently, the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, Afrobarometer's core partner for Southern Africa, commissioned two pre-election surveys in April-May and June-July 2018. Also led by MPOI, each survey interviewed 2,400 adult citizens, yielding country-level results with a margin of error of +/-2 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.
But the country entered the COVID-19 period with a number of pre-existing challenges that could t... more But the country entered the COVID-19 period with a number of pre-existing challenges that could threaten an effective response to the crisis. A lack of water has been a frequent problem in cities as well as rural areas (Dzirutwe, 2020; Moyo, 2019; Kingsley & Moyo, 2019; Mbugua, 2019), making both handwashing and staying at home difficult. An underfunded health-care system has been further weakened by repeated strikes by nurses and doctors complaining of poor pay and working conditions, some of whom have been fired as a result (Mutasa, 2019).
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Papers by Simangele Moyo - Nyede