@BlessingMberu

Blessing Mberu is a Senior Research Scientist, Population Dynamics & Urbanization at APHRC & Honorary Professor of Demography and Population Studies, WITS, SA.

Joined April 2020
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Social distancing in Covid-19 lockdowns in densely populated slums, keep so many are at home at once, sometimes in single-room homes, large households and ages across the lifecourse may be ineffective. Accounting for this demographic issue is key to a lockdown intervention.
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Here is the link that is available yet. press.jhu.edu/books/authors/…. The Kindle version is also advertised in Amazon also for April 28. I will share other access information when they are available. Thanks

Blessing U. Mberu

press.jhu.edu
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Urban Health in Africa Edited by Elaine O. Nsoesie and Blessing Mberu Publication Date, April 8, 2025 Paperback, $74.95; E-book, $74.95 Explores Africa's rapid urbanization and its crucial implications for health, prosperity, and sustainability.
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As part of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (Oct 17, 2021), we congratulate Dr. Blessing Mberu [BlessingMberu] -- Recognized as an Expertscape World Expert in Poverty. expertscape.com/ex/poverty
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Informal/manual workers cannot really work from home. They must show up on location to earn income to buy daily necessities. Their children's e-learning from home faces hardware/software hindrances. Local context considerations for this group is needed for Covid-19 interventions.
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Operationalizing some Covid-19 directives are not feasible for so many among us: the homeless, street beggars, those who live under bridges across major cities cannot stay at home and abide to lockdown rules. We need more thinking to address their challenges.
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