Youth, tech and community: 4 lessons from the COVID-19 response in Siaya, Kenya

Oct 30, 2020

Girls in Siaya, Kenya, being trained to help spread the word about masks and hand-washing Image: Surgical Systems Research Group

Neema Kaseje

Founder, Surgical Systems Research Group

Dan Kaseje

Professor of Public Health, Tropical Institute of Community Health, Kisumu, Kenya

Andrew Haines

Professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Marcel Tanner

Professor, Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute

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