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Geography of suffering – body maps express what words cannot

There are still no effective treatments for Long Covid. Health geographer Maaret Jokela-Pansini has developed an innovative tool together with patients and shows how social sciences can deepen our understanding of the disease. 

Age, gender and socio-economic factors play just as much a role in the experience of illness as environmental conditions, the healthcare system and social values. “When we think about health, we must always include space and time,” says Maaret Jokela-Pansini.

Karten des Körpers drücken aus, was Worte bei Long Covid nicht schaffen (PDF, 2 MB) – in German only
NZZ am Sonntag, 21.11.2024

‘We think of the body as a map’: a new approach to deciphering long Covid
The Guardian, January 18, 2025

Image: pablographix | Freepik

Body mapping: A participant's body map depicting her experience of living with long Covid.
Body mapping: A participant's body map depicting her experience of living with long Covid. (Image: Maaret Jokela-Pansini)

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Maaret Jokela-Pansini, Dr.
Postdoc
Labour Geography

maaret.jokela-pansini@geo.uzh.ch
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