Head of Psychology at the University of Ghana, Prof. Joseph Osafo has appealed to government to encourage COVID-19 recovered persons to share their experiences publicly.
According to him, the recovered persons' stories will help get rid of the stigma attached to COVID-19 patients.
President Nana Akufo-Addo, in his 14th nation address on COVID-19, advised Ghanaians to stop stigmatizing the people who contract the disease.
Speaking to sit-in host Nana Yaw Kesseh on Peace FM's 'kokrokoo', Prof. Joseph Osafo believed one best way to extinguish the stigmatization is for government to create a support group for the infected persons.
"We should create a support group for them so they can come out to tell their stories. That approach breaks the stigma. Their experiences will be a rich source for those who are treating this disease with unseriousness," he said.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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