The Human Cost of COVID-19: Nombasa
In the first of a World Health Organization series exploring the human cost of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nombasa, a frontline healthworker, makes an urgent appeal to governments and global health partners.
- 12 November 2020
- 2 min read
- by WHO
![Global Fund - Nombasa](/sites/default/files/vaccineswork/2020/Thumbnail/global-fund-Nombasa-th.jpg)
Health workers need training and more PPE to protect themselves and their families. That support is needed now.
Learn more about Nombasa’s story on The Global Fund’s website.
Nombasa Krune-Dumile is a front-line health worker living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa. After beating tuberculosis and COVID-19, she is back in the trenches, helping others overcome all three diseases. Nombasa has an urgent appeal to governments and global health partners:
“My family had COVID. I was very scared. For people who are living with HIV and TB, when COVID arrived, it’s like it was the end of their life.
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We know that we are struggling as healthcare workers in terms of PPE, and we are also struggling because there is no one who is catering to the community.
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We can make sure that we are working together as front liners, and also with our communities. I think we can manage to fight COVID as well.”
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