Centre has launched a sustained awareness campaign on social media to battle misconceptions regarding COVID-19 and stigma associated with it.
Amid reports of stigmatisation of COVID-19 patients, the Centre has launched a sustained awareness campaign on social media to battle misconceptions.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has also dedicated a corner on “Inspirational series on healthcare workers” on the official webpage. The campaign has been going on for a month. The ministry will keep up the initiative to counter any misconception that creates a social stigma of coronavirus patients.
This comes amid reports of attacks on health workers over accusation that they are carriers of coronavirus. Incidents of attacks on last rites of COVID-19 patients, including doctors have also been reported from various parts of the country.
1. AIIMS Doctors addressing stigma around COVID-19
2. Our fight is against COVID19, not each other!
3. Musical tribute to our healthcare workers by AIIMS
4. Salute to all Corona Warriors at the frontline of COVID-19 response
5. Salute to medical and paramedical staff
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Let's salute our medical and paramedical staff, who stay out of home so that we #StaySafe at home
6. Support to healthcare workers
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Let us express our gratitude towards the healthcare workers and remind ourselves of the critical role they play in keeping the world healthy.
7. Not to discrimination against service providers
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Service providers work tirelessly to provide us with our essentials. Let us not discriminate them or target them. Together we will fight #COVID19.
8. Let us not discriminate
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Let us not discriminate. We all are together in this fight against COVID19.
9. Break the stigma
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Break the stigma. We all are together in this fight against #COVID19.
10. Coronavirus doesn’t discriminate, why should we?
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Take protective measures to protect yourself and your loved ones. Because, together we can fight #COVID19.
