But Big Pharma and the world trade body haven’t shifted on sharing vaccine intellectual property
Despite the long history of medical racism, any potential Covid-19 vaccines must be tested in Africa — but not only on the continent
It is difficult for residents of informal settlements to follow guidelines to prevent Covid-19 transmission, such as hand-washing, in the absence of access to water. It is…
Not everyone can get tested for the coronavirus. There are structures in place guiding health practitioners when it comes to screening patients for testing
‘Don’t expect the outbreak to be contained until, somehow, local communities are given good reason to trust the responders’
The spread of the outbreak to Mbandaka roused the concern of the health ministry and other public health organisations
Good things are being said about the World Health Organisation since Ethiopia’s man came on board
WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is optimistic the health organisation — along with its partners — will be able to beat the virus
Following global outrage, where Mugabe’s ambassadorial position was revoked, the Zimbabwean government reacted by calling the WHO the ‘biggest loser’
"Make no mistake: in choosing Tedros, the WHO has made a decisive break from the past. It was about time."
