C-19: Kenya passes the burden – to the individual
After months of coronavirus lockdown, President Uhuru Kenyatta on 7 July announced phased reopening in Kenya, paving the way for the resumption of international flights from 1 August.
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by Mark Kapchanga | Jul 27, 2020 | Covid-19, Public Health Measures, THE GOVERNANCE REPORT, THE WICKED CONVERSATION, WC-Covid-19 | 0 |
After months of coronavirus lockdown, President Uhuru Kenyatta on 7 July announced phased reopening in Kenya, paving the way for the resumption of international flights from 1 August.
Read Moreby Owen Gagare | Jul 27, 2020 | Covid-19, Public Health Measures, THE GOVERNANCE REPORT, THE WICKED CONVERSATION, WC-Covid-19 | 2 |
Despite Zimbabwe’s crumbling public health infrastructure, former health minister Obadiah Moyo told journalists in Harare on 2 May, 18 days before the country recorded its first Covid-19 case, that the southern African nation was ready to handle the global pandemic.
Read Moreby Paula Fray | Jul 27, 2020 | Covid-19, Public Health Measures, THE GOVERNANCE REPORT, THE WICKED CONVERSATION, WC-Covid-19 | 20 |
When then Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi used a state hospital in 2013, the event was unusual enough to make headlines. Until then, it would have been unheard of for a senior politician to use a public hospital.
Read Moreby Amindeh Blaise Atabong | Jul 24, 2020 | Covid-19, Public Health Measures, THE GOVERNANCE REPORT, THE WICKED CONVERSATION, WC-Covid-19 | 0 |
Cameroon is one of the most badly hit countries by the coronavirus in Sub-Saharan Africa. By 11 July, the country had recorded 15,173 cases, emerging with about half of the total number of cases in the central African sub-region.
Read Moreby Adie Vanessa Offiong | Jul 22, 2020 | Covid-19, Public Health Measures, THE GOVERNANCE REPORT, THE WICKED CONVERSATION, WC-Covid-19 | 2 |
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up challenges for Nigeria’s health system quite unlike those posed by the Ebola virus or other epidemics, and also emphasised its weaknesses, across the board.
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