Lessons from Marseille’s bubonic plague in 1720

A Kenya Railways worker sprays disinfectant in a train carriage at the central Railways Station in Nairobi on March 18, 2020. PHOTO | AFP

The French city of Marseille and Mombasa share similarities. They play host to international trade, shippers and tonnes of cargo. As port cities, both have bristling commerce, numerous tourists and seafarers from all over, creating a mélange of cultures.

In healthcare, such trade and cultural confluences create unique “health culture lifestyles.” Across the globe, Rotterdam, Philadelphia, Mombasa and other port cities have this similarity.

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