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Africa: Wins, Missteps and Lessons - African Experts Reflect On Two Years of Covid-19 Pandemic
The Conversation Africa, 10 March 2022
On 11 March 2020, just months after the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus was first identified in China, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a public health emergency of… Read more »
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Africa: Who Gets to Decide When the Pandemic Is Over?
The Conversation Africa, 9 March 2022
It's been two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID outbreak a pandemic, and since then, people around the world have been asking the same thing: when… Read more »
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Africa: Covid - A Two-Year Journey Through Lockdowns, Lives Lost and Life-Saving Research
The Conversation Africa, 10 March 2022
It's been two years since the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, and its disease, COVID-19 were declared a global public health emergency. During this period, there have been over 433… Read more »
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Africa: After Two Years in a Pandemic, Mothers Expressing Rage Are Harnessing Their Power
The Conversation Africa, 7 March 2022
Mothering during the pandemic has been covered extensively -- from issues of economic hardship, to untenable caregiving responsibilities, acute and ongoing strains on maternal… Read more »
Two Years of Covid-19 Pandemic - Africa's Lessons Learned
On March 11, 2020, just months after the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus was first identified in China, the World Health Organisation declared Covid-19 to be a public health emergency of international concern.
Over the next two years Covid-19 would go on to infect nearly half a billion people, killing over six million around the world. Governments introduced strict lockdowns with stay-at-home orders that shut down the global economy. Now, most of the world is opening up.
The Conversation Africa spoke to public health experts based in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa to get their take on the biggest lessons so far. The themes that recur are about breaking down boundaries: sharing, communicating, and valuing people equally.
AllAfrica continues to bring you what you need to know about the pandemic - visit our dedicated Covid-19 page.
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As of August 21, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,126,067 while 373,195,217 vaccinations have been administered across ... Read more »
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Almost two years after Africa identified its first case of Covid-19, the continent is on track to end the disruption and destruction caused by the pandemic in 2022, the World Hea Read more »
A Ministry of Health official fumigates a Nairobi street on March 19, 2020 as part of measures to combat coronavirus.
