Lessons from COVID-19: What Shouldn’t Stop After the Pandemic
“We can count how many amazing things COVID-19 took away from us, and we can also choose to see what COVID-19 has done for us.”
Help or Hindrance? Vaccine Diplomacy in Africa
African Voices on COVID-19's Impact COVID HQ Africa Article/Blog post by Mandipa MachachaAfrica has been identified as a battleground for vaccine diplomacy, where after receiving limited vaccines from western suppliers, countries have recently increasingly looked to China and Russia to bolster inoculation supplies. Feminist human rights practitioner, Mandipa Machacha weighs in on whether this all is a help or a hindrance to the continent.
Africa CDC’s John Nkengasong on a Vaccine Game Plan for the Continent and His Greatest Worry
African Voices on COVID-19's Impact Botswana / South Africa / Zambia / Zimbabwe COVID HQ Africa Article/Blog post by COVID HQ Africa“What worries me most is that the continent doesn’t get its vaccination program in order in a timely fashion. That means we have to pursue an aggressive process not a passive process.”
COVID-19: A Critical Time for the Global Right to Health
African Voices on COVID-19's Impact COVID HQ Africa Op-ed by Dr. Tlaleng MofokengDr. Tlaleng Mofokeng, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, argues the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many health systems as inadequately financed, underprepared for managing complex emergencies, and suffering from a lack of agility to respond without threatening the delivery of other health services.
Hustle at the Border for Zimbabwean Traders
African Voices on COVID-19's Impact Zimbabwe COVID HQ Africa Article/Blog post by COVID HQ AfricaOn top of missed income opportunities caused by the freeze of productive activities, many women traders in Zimbabwe suffered economic losses from goods that have remained unsold and, in many cases, gone to waste because of their perishable nature.
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