The role of Indigenous traditional institutions in fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana

Vincent Ekow Arkorful

Development in Practice, 2022, vol. 32, issue 1, 107-111

Abstract: Indigenous traditional chieftaincy institutions in Ghana continue to gain recognition whilst wielding influence across socio-political divides. In this viewpoint essay, against the backdrop of the fight against the global COVID-19 pandemic, the author explores the potential roles of these institutions in fighting the pandemic. Particularly cognisant of their roles in Ghana’s transition from pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial, through independence to a democracy and its consolidation, this article argues that the existence of the chieftaincy institutions as change agents presents a wealth of opportunity to be harnessed for pandemic control, management, and containment.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2021.2005542

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