It is highlighted in some parts of the world that several professionals, including social workers, are involved in interventions against COVID-19. This, however, appears not to be so in Nigeria, as social workers are said to be suboptimally involved. Through telephone interviews, the views of six healthcare workers and six social workers were sought on the inclusion and efforts of Nigerian social workers in contributing to COVID-19 interventions. After a thematic analysis of data, results show that social workers are missing in the intervention process, especially at the front line. Hence, this article recommends the need for active involvement of social workers in public health concerns in Nigeria, as their roles will be relevant to complementing the efforts of mainstream health workers.

在世界的某些地方强调指出，包括社会工作者在内的数名专业人员参与了针对COVID-19的干预。但是，在尼日利亚，情况似乎并非如此，因为据说社会工作者的参与程度不够理想。通过电话采访，征求了六名医疗保健工作者和六名社会工作者对尼日利亚社会工作者在为COVID-19干预做出贡献方面的包容性和努力提出的意见。对数据进行专题分析后，结果表明，干预过程中缺少社会工作者，特别是在第一线。因此，本文建议有必要让社会工作者积极参与尼日利亚的公共卫生事务，因为他们的作用将与补充主流卫生工作者的工作有关。