• Health commentary

    Command or Persuade … How people are influenced

    In my previous post I argued against the imposition of further “lockdown” measures to address the rising number of COVID-19 cases in areas of South Africa. This has seemed to be a dissenting view when compared to what is the reported policy direction of government to address the resurgence of COVID-19 in areas of South Africa. I was, however, encouraged to read an article “Call to Action: A people-centred approach to disease prevention in the era of COVID-19” published in the Daily Maverick of 30th November 2020 penned by Yogan Pillay and Tracey Naledi. The article echoes many of the sentiments that I have expressed in articles over the preceding…